1.   The shooting was sparked off shortly after north Mogadishu strongman Ali Mahdi blamed Aidid for the continuing violence and bloodshed among the Somali people.

2.   The radio station of north Mogadishu strongman Ali Mahdi Mohamed said the militiamen were from the Rahanwein Resistance Army.

3.   It was not immediately clear what triggered the fighting between the two groups, both loyal to north Mogadishu strongman Ali Mahdi Mohamed.

4.   Sunday demonstrations had been opposed by the north Mogadishu strongman, and the pro-SSA Radio North Mogadishu reported earlier that the demonstrations had been postponed indefinitely.

5.   The fighting pitted an alliance of militiamen loyal to north Mogadishu strongman Ali Mahdi Mohamed against fighters supporting Hussein Mohamed Aidid, whose fiefdom is south Mogadishu.