Residents flee from renewed clashes between Somali government forces and hardline Islamist militants in Somalia's capital Mogadishu May 23, 2009. Residents fled Somalia's capital on Saturday during a lull in fighting between government forces and hardline Islamist insurgents which killed at least 45 people a day earlier. Government forces launched a pre-dawn offensive on Friday to try to drive Islamist rebels from their Mogadishu strongholds, unleashing the bloodiest day's combat in months. REUTERS/Omar Faruk (SOMALIA SOCIETY CONFLICT)
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