Many of the armed vehicles have disappeared but isolated shooting incidents continued across the city today.

Although a military armed vehicle, the Tactica is better suited for civilian use, namely by police forces.

Other security features include four gun towers, an electronic detection system, and an armed vehicle on patrol 24 hours per day.

"Bringing armed vehicles into the city is like burning down your own house," he said.

A group of armed vehicles stopped moving forward, and under covering fire, turned laboriously and moved back.

The M41 was an agile and well armed vehicle.

The 100,000 strong Army had 1,500 main battle tanks and 687 armed infantry vehicles.

The departure of the armed vehicles from Mogadishu came as military planners prepared for the next stage.

Relief agencies were told that the armed vehicles they have hired for protection would be confiscated.

He had been helping to design a common chassis that would serve a variety of armed vehicles.