Red Cross: Somalis swamp hospitals after 8 violent days
GENEVA — Eight days of deadly clashes between government forces and al-Qaida-linked insurgents have forced dozens of people to seek surgical care and left Somalia@@@s capital in a critical state, the international Red Cross said Tuesday.The fighting in Mogadishu started Aug. 23 and has already killed more than 70 civilians, while wounding hundreds more.Islamist insurgent movement al-Shabab, which controls much of central and southern Somalia, is trying to overthrow the weak, UN-backed Somali government and install a harsh brand of Islam across the country.Benjamin Wahren, the International Committee of the Red Cross@@@ deputy aid chief for the Horn of Africa, told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday that he didn@@@t see how the situation "could worsen at the moment."ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AMByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AMByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PMByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AMByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM
