New Fighting Begins in Mogadishu - At least three government soldiers have been killed and several others have been injured after heavy fighting between the soldiers started in Ex-control Afgoi in the south of the Somali capital of Mogadishu , witnesses told Shabelle on Sunday. [AA Network - Somalia]

Nearly 100,000 Somalis Displaced in Capital in Past Month, UN Reports - Since fighting broke out last month between Government forces and armed opposition groups, almost 100,000 people have been driven from their homes in the capital, Mogadishu, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) reported today. [AA Network - Somalia]

Fighting Kills 40 in Central Region - Reports from Wabho town in Galgudud region say that the death toll of yesterday's fighting increased as the both of the warring sides claiming victories over the conflict, officials said on Saturday. [AA Network - Somalia]

Government Close to Collapse? - The widening split between Somalia's leaders could lead to the total collapse of the transitional federal government (TFG), a Nairobi-based regional analyst, who requested anonymity, has warned. [AA Network - Somalia]

Cutting Charcoal Use in Urban Somaliland - Authorities in Somalia's self-declared republic of Somaliland have embarked on efforts to reduce charcoal use in urban areas to curb deforestation, officials said. [AA Network - Somalia]