Twenty Ethiopian soldiers, 10 Somali troops, and 10 civilians were killed in attacks in Baidoa. Fourteen people were killed in heavy fighting in Mogadishu. The chief of Somali forces ordered his troops to stop responding to mortar attacks with artillery. The UN announced the third round of talks between the government and insurgent groups.
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