Two killed in clan clashes in Middle Shabelle

At least two people mostly warring militias have been reportedly killed and two others injured in fierce fighting between clan militias in Borey, a rural area located some 10 Kilometers west of Jowhar town in Middle Shabelle region on Thursday.

The fighting between the groups has lasted for hours and hundreds of people displaced, according to traditional elders in the areas.

Fighting clan militias have been at loggerheads over a land dispute, while the local elders been trying to mediate between the groups in a way to get a lasting ceasefire has never been achieved before.

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