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MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 20 (UPI) -- At least 81 Somalis were killed in two days of fighting between government troops and Islamic militants in Mogadishu, a local human rights group said Sunday.
Sudan Ali Ahmed, head of the Elman Human Rights Group in Mogadishu, has accused the rebels of using civilians has human shields, while Ethiopian and Somali troops fired on neighborhoods, CNN reported.
"We are condemning the warring sides in the strongest terms for violating human rights and committing war crimes against civilians," Ahmed was quoted as saying.
CNN reported that many civilians have fled two neighborhoods in the northeastern part of Mogadishu, where the troops and militiamen have clashed, according to witnesses there.
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