Speaking at a meeting in Dusamareb district, the elders condemned the yesterday clashes in Mataban district where six people were killed and dozen others were injured when two rival clans clashed in the area.

Speaking to Sunatimes, Dusamareb’s council of elders chairman Elmi Hirsi Arab urged the warring clans to resolve their differences peacefully and resume talks.

He warned of further flare-ups in the area, saying that such deadly confrontations were unnecessary and should not be allowed to recur.

A deadly clash between rival clan militias on Tuesday claimed the lives of at least six people, according to Ahmed Mohamed Hashi, head of the area health facility.

Meanwhile, the Ahlu Sunna administration in central Somalia has called for immediate ceasefire, urging the two clan elders to resolve their differences.