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MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Al-Shabaab militants attempting to take control of a provincial capital in central Somalia clashed with members of a moderate Muslim group.
Witnesses told CNN about 30 people were killed in the fighting Saturday.
An al-Shabaab spokesman said the Islamist rebel group had seized Dhusomareb, Shabelle Media reported, while he rival group Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a said it had successfully ousted al-Shabaab from the town.
Al-Shabaab has refused to accept the peace agreement that installed a former ally of the group, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, as Somali president. The group is believed to have ties to al-Qaida and to have recruited young men from Somali immigrant communities in the United States to return to their homeland to fight.
Ahluu Sunna Waljama'a is a transnational organization trying to fight radical Islamists in Somalia.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a stern warning last week against the international community, which imposed sanctions last month targeting the regime's vital oil exports and central bank.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Pop icon Madonna says she "wasn't happy" after rapper M.I.A. flipped her middle finger at a camera during their Super Bowl halftime show.
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ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Greek workers went on strike Friday, the second time this week they walked off their jobs to protest the country's new austerity programs.
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