Clan feud kills 11 in Somali port city of Kismayo

Kismayo (KON) - Clashes between rival Somali clan militias in Kismayo killed 11 Saturday, witnesses said, in the worst unrest since Kenya-backed pro-government forces recaptured the southern port from Islamist insurgents last year.
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The fighting erupted when a clan leader died at a police station, prompting pitched battles between Marehan and Ogadeni clansmen, two of the three groups that have traditionally fought for control of Kismayo.

"I saw at least 11 people, especially fighters, killed in these battles," a Kismayo elder, Mohamed Ga

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