Muhyadin Ahmed Roble, AfricaNews reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
The death toll in Somalia's ongoing war has increased during the last two years, local human rights group told AfricaNews. The increment comes as shelling and fighting between government forces backed by AU peacekeepers and rebels reaches high proportions in the capital Mogadishu.
The lifeline Africa, the emergency traffic Ambulance service in Mogadishu said that at least 4260 people were killed in Mogadishu during 2009 and 2010.
The deaths of 2,171 people were a result of the clashes and shells that happened between January to October this year, a statement from the organization said.
Another 12,567 people were also wounded in the clashes of 2009 and 2010 among them 2,903 women, 1,146 children and 1,765 men who were wounded during this year, it said.
Also, 2,027 women and 1,553 children were also admitted to hospitals as a result of injuries sustained in 2009.
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