Aweys
Osman
Yusuf
Mogadishu
The
number
of the
people
killed
in the
clan
fighting
in Hiran
province,
central
Somalia,
rose up,
according
to our
correspondent,
Omar
Kiyow,
in the
region.
He said
up to
ten
people
were
killed
in
yesterday's
clan gun
battle
in Omad
settlement
on the
outer
edge of
Balet
Weyne,
the main
town of
the
province.
Initial
reports
said
that at
least
five
people
were
killed
and
dozens
more
wounded
in the
clan
fighting.
Yusuf
Abukar,
a
traditional
elder in
the
settlement,
said
most of
the dead
were
civilians
caught
in up in
the
crossfire.
He said
16 were
also
wounded
in the
fighting,
indicating
that
there
was
ongoing
effort
by the
clan
elders
to
mediate
the two
clans
who are
battling
over a
land and
water we