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 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Government forces backed by Ethiopian troops clashed for a second day with Islamic militiamen near a village in southern Somalia, officials said Saturday.
Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi said that Islamic militiamen had attacked government positions, while Mohamed Ibrahim Bilal, an Islamic official, said the government had launched a counterattack at Rama'addey village.
"The Ethiopian troops along with government troops have counterattacked our militia. ... The fighting is going on," said Bilal, an official in the Bay region where the village is located.
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