Three people killed in clan clashes in Amara

Reports from Mudug region indicate fighting broke out between two clan militias Monday morning claiming three lives and injuring several other people.

The cause of the brawl is not yet clear but sources say that the sides disagreed on borehole prompting new clashes in the areas has struggle with prolonged drought which hundreds of livestock.

Sources told Goobjoog News the cause of the fighting could not be established but initial reports say the two groups had a quarrel over a borehole but escalated into a fierce fight.

”The traditional elders, clerics and intellectuals are making efforts to ease the tension and hostilities between the two clans in the area,” said a witness.

Arguments over  land use, boreholes and pasture have perennially contributed to fighting among Somali clans who are largely pastoralists.