At least 8 people mostly warring militias have been reported killed in fierce fighting between clan militias in Sool region on Friday night.
The fighting between the groups has lasted for hours and hundreds of people displaced, according to traditional elders in the areas.
Fighting clan militias have been at loggerheads over a land dispute, while the local elders been able to mediate between the groups, a lasting ceasefire has never been achieved.
Arguments over land use, boreholes and pasture have perennially contributed to fighting among Somali clans who are largely pastoralists.
