Here's a report that contradicts the assertion in the article cited in my previous post. According to PINR:

"On (August 4), armed members of opposing clans in the north of the city clashed over the control of a vacant lot, resulting in one death."

It's a very interesting article, despite the usual nonsense about prospects for "power sharing" with the TFG or armed conflict between the courts and Ethiopia. In fact, the author inadvertently makes a convincing case that the only conflict of any consequence in the region is and will continue to be within Ethiopia.

Here's some great news from the article:

As its revolutionary drive proceeded, the I.C.C. appeared to meet with an obstacle on August 11, when I.C.C. ally Yusuf Indha Ade, head of the Lower Shabelle Region, refused to put his forces and their weapons under the control of the I.C.C.'s Mogadishu leadership, declaring that the region is a "separate entity" under his administration.

I love it! Indha Ade (sometimes spelled Indhacadde and other ways) was a crucial supporter of the courts against the ARPCT warlords, but now it's back to business as usual. Speaking of business, he owns large marijuana plantations. Marijuana use is supposedly a whippable offense in Mogadishu, so this might be a factor in his desire to keep Lower Shabelle a "separate entity."

I'm skeptical about these stories, as always. It's entirely possible that such events are staged, whether by foreign agents for propaganda purposes targeted towards foreign audiences or by the courts themselves for internal consumption.

It's interesting that there's not a single mention of Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys in the article. He's the guy who, according to most of the US media, is in charge of the courts and wants to rule the whole country! It's sooooo funny!