European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday june 26, 1994 world the stars and stripes Page 9right to Madrid Spain apr in an Effort to sweeten the Pill of obligatory military service the Spanish government Friday granted draftees greater privileges and freedoms including the right to sleep at Home and to disobey orders they consider illegal. The Cabinet approved the new regulations at a time when More and More Young Spanish men Are claiming conscientious objector status to avoid the obligatory nine month stint in the armed services. The draft is widely hated in Spain. But although the government has resisted Calls for an All Volunteer army which would Cost much More to operate it has taken several Steps to make service More palatable. The defense ministry has been careful to keep draftees out of harms Way sending Only legionnaires and other career soldiers on dangerous . Peacekeeping missions to the former Yugoslavia and elsewhere. And in 1991, the government Cut the mandatory service period from one year to nine months. The newest Steps arc clearly aimed at making the obligation even easier to Swallow. A this is the first time in our country a history that we be had this Type of regulation Quot government spokesman Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said. Under the new rules draftees a May disobey orders they consider illegal. A have to work Only 37.5 hours per week. A May choose to spend their nights with their units or at Home As Long As they can be Back at base within a specified time. A Are no longer required to Salute when off duty even if wearing their uniforms. A receive a free ticket Home during leaves. A get preference for jobs in the military bureaucracy and police forces after completing their service. A will not be obliged to perform personal services for officers. A May quit the military temporarily if they arc required to support their families or under other special circumstances. Also among other new rules soldiers who Feci they have been mistreated May file complaints directly with the chief of personnel bypassing their direct superiors. That measure is at least partly in response to an incident earlier this year when 19 commandos in training fled their military Camp to protest what they considered abuse by their instructors. The soldiers draftees who had volunteered to be commandos immediately took their Case to a National television station saying their superiors were involved in the alleged abuse women Are not required to serve in the Spanish military but May join As volunteers.30 killed As somalian clans fight near . Site Mogadishu Somalia a two somalian clans fought each other with mortars and automatic weapons saturday in a Battle that raged for hours around . Headquarters. About 30 somalis were killed and an estimated 300 were wounded. The fighting began Friday afternoon and escalated sharply saturday morning a . Official said speaking on condition of anonymity. Sporadic firing could still be heard saturday evening. Three foreigners including two . Peacekeepers were slightly wounded by stray bullets that fell inside the walled heavily fortified . Headquarters and at Mogadishu a Airport which the United nations uses As a Supply base. The foreigners included a malaysian peacekeeper and another from Pakistan. An american employed by Brown amp Root inc., a Houston based construction company was also wounded. They were not identified . Peacekeepers did not try to Stop the fighting. The clash Between the Haw Adle and Habre Gedir groups halted . Food distribution. A . Convoy delivering food came under fire Friday and was forced to return to the port said Brenda Barton a spokeswoman for the world food program in Nairobi Kenya. It was not Clear what started the fighting in the upper class residential area which contains a number of Villas in which the United nations houses civilian staff. 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