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Group says 9,474 Somali civilians die in insurgency
16 Sep 2008 06:35:23 GMT
Source: Reuters
MOGADISHU, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Some 838 Somali civilians have been killed since June, bringing the total to have died in an insurgency that began early last year to 9,474, a local human rights group said on Tuesday.

"We have recorded 838 civilian deaths between June and today, with 1,329 injured," Yasin Ali Gedi, vice chairman of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Organisation, told Reuters. (Reporting by Abdi Sheikh)


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Hassan Mohammed Ali of Somalia, head of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Mogadishu, gestures upon his arrival at the airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu August 28, 2008. ...



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