Islamic Militias, Rival Fighters Sign Cease-Fire
From Times Wire Reports
Islamic militias and rival secular fighters signed a cease-fire aimed at ending eight days of fighting that has killed at least 142 people.
Somalia has had no effective central government since 1991. A U.N.-backed interim government has tried to assert control from Baidoa, 140 miles northwest of Mogadishu, because the capital is considered unsafe.
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