Government Forces Lay Claim to Mogadishu

Somali government troops carry the body of a fellow soldier who was killed in a fire fight on August 7, 2011, near the Mogadishu stadium.
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Gun Battle
Somali government troops carry the body of a fellow soldier who was killed in a firefight near Mogadishu stadium on Aug. 7, 2011.

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