21.   As heavy rain fell, the fighting between clan militias in the Bermuda neighbourhood of south Mogadishu died down to sporadic shots early Saturday.

22.   Clan militias moved into the compounds as soon as the troops left, stripping them bare of the last waterpipe and empty plastic bottle.

23.   Dualeh said the current fighting between government and clan militias in Somaliland had nothing to do with any support for a federation of Somaliland and southern Somalia.

24.   Ethiopian troops invaded Somalia again Saturday, attacking guerrilla bases in the central Galgudud region, according to reports coming into Mogadishu over field radios operated by clan militias.

25.   The reports said the gunmen, believed to belong to the Hawadle clan militia, also abducted well-known Somali businessman Abdulkadir Enow during the attack.

26.   It came on the fourth day of fighting between clan militias.