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Fierce fighting leaves 30 dead

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    Fierce fighting that broke out on Tuesday between the Rahaweyn Resistance Army (RRA) faction on one hand, and the Rahaweyn Salvation Army (RSA) and Digil Salvation Army (DSA) on the other, left 30 people dead and scores of others wounded. A Somali newspaper ‘Ayaamaha’ quoted RSA spokesman, Abd al-Qadir Borjeh, as saying the fighting started after a group of RRA militiamen heading for Baydhabo from Kurtun Waarey in south-central Somalia attacked RSA and DSA militia forces at the Buulo Fulaay village in the area.

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