Publication Date:
Mon, 2010-08-09 00:07
Security Minister Yusuf Ahmed Kheir says soldiers in the semiautonomous northeastern region of Puntland on Sunday countered the militia's attack on an army post.
Militia spokesman Abdullahi Sheik denies they attacked first, saying the soldiers surprised them. Sheik says no militiamen were killed and only seven were injured.
Sunday's clash is the second in two weeks between Puntland forces and the militia group, which is led by arms dealer Mohamed Atom. He has been singled out by the UN for supplying arms to the Al-Shabab extremist group. The US
has declared Al-Shabab a terrorist organization.
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