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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Islamic militants firing rockets and mortars clashed with Somali troops and their Ethiopian allies in fighting that killed at least 17 civilians and two Ethiopian soldiers in the capital, witnesses said Tuesday.
The fighting occurred late Monday as Somali and Ethiopian troops conducted house-to-house searches in Mogadishu's northern Hiliwa district, traditional elder Mohamud Haji Nur said.
Insurgents also fired mortars and rocket-propelled grenades at a former pasta factory where the Ethiopians have a military base. The Ethiopians responded with artillery shells that slammed into nearby residential areas, Nur said.
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