Nairobi/Mogadishu  - The leader of the al-Shabaab militia in Somalia, Adan Hashi Ayro, was killed in an overnight airstrike on his house, according to media reports Thursday.

Mogadishu - Three foreigners were killed in Somalia after insurgents attacked the central to

Mogadishu  - At least seven people including four Somali policemen have been killed and several others injured in clashes between government troops and Islamist insurgents on Saturday in the capital Mogadishu, witnesses reported.

The first clash in northern Mogadishu began at 10 am (0700 GMT) when an Islamist insurgent lobbed a hand grenade at a police patrol, triggering a half-hour battle in which six were killed.

One insurgent was killed and three soldiers wounded in another confrontation in Taleeh district, south of Mogadishu.

Elsewhere, the government on Saturday implemented a heavy crackdown in two districts in Mogadishu, arresting dozens of people, according to local residents.