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Clan Clashes in Somalia Leave 55 Dead

A brawl erupted over the weekend between two tribes in central Somalia, resulting in at least 55 fatalities and 155 injuries, according to locals and healthcare workers on Monday.Somalia's federal government is grappling not only with the ferocity of the al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab, but also with clan disputes over territory and water resources in this Horn of Africa nation.The Dir and Marihan clans, once united against al Shabaab, clashed on Saturday in the towns of Abudwaq and Herale, in the Galmudug region, due to…

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