MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Combat shook Mogadishu early Friday as government troops launched a dawn attack on a house belonging to a former warlord as part of a disarmament campaign. Seven people died in the violence.

Explosions and gunfire were heard as troops battled militiamen loyal to the former warlord.

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