MOGADISHU, Somalia -- On Nov. 17, two small groups of Islamic insurgents wielding rifles and rockets attacked Ugandan troops protecting a critical road junction in Mogadishu, sparking a 90-minute firefight that proved to be one of the first major tests of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia.
The battle at the so-called four-kilometer roundabout -- which links Mogadishu's airport and seaport to major roads leading out of the city -- left at least one insurgent dead. The Ugandans suffered no casualties. ...
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