(Press TV) — Four Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers were killed in heavy clashes with the Union of Islamic Court (UIC) fighters north of the Somali capital Mogadishu.
A Press TV correspondent, reporting from Mogadishu, says the fighting between the Ethiopian Woyanne troops and the UIC fighters is ongoing in the Industrial Street.
According to an eye-witness at least six mortars landed in the Pasta Base in north Mogadishu killing 4 Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers and injuring several others.
In a telephone interview with Press TV the UIC spokesman, Abdirahim Isse Addow, confirmed that the UIC has launched two strong attacks on Somali government troops backed by Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers.