MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Somali insurgents battled Ethiopian and government troops with mortar and artillery fire on Sunday, killing two people and wounding at least 16 others who were caught in the crossfire, witnesses and medics said.
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Two new Islamic insurgent groups -- Altawhid Brigades and Jihad in Somalia -- claimed responsibility in a statement posted on the Internet for a recent mortar attack against the presidential palace in the capital. A 12-year-old boy died in the attack.
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