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 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somali fighters clashed with artillery, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns Wednesday, even as a European diplomat persuaded both the government and a rival Islamic movement to resume peace talks.
The heavy fighting outside the only town the government controls dragged on into the evening and underlined the difficulties of securing peace in this desperately poor country in the Horn of Africa.
European Union envoy Louis Michel said such skirmishes were likely to continue for now even though both sides had agreed to ease tensions and were committed to negotiations.
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