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| The Somali capital, Mogadishu, is calm after overnight shooting and more attacks on Ethiopian troops by unidentified gunmen. | The Somali capital, Mogadishu, is calm after overnight shooting and more attacks on Ethiopian troops by unidentified gunmen. |
| At the weekend, protests over the presence of Ethiopian forces backing the interim government turned to violence leaving two dead in Mogadishu. | |
| It is unclear if the gunmen are linked to Islamists who threatened an insurgency after their recent defeat. | It is unclear if the gunmen are linked to Islamists who threatened an insurgency after their recent defeat. |
| The government is discussing moving to the capital, to avert a power vacuum. | The government is discussing moving to the capital, to avert a power vacuum. |
| US Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer has concluded her tour of Somalia's neighbours, saying five countries from the region have been identified to supply peacekeeping troops for Somalia. | US Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer has concluded her tour of Somalia's neighbours, saying five countries from the region have been identified to supply peacekeeping troops for Somalia. |
| On her last day Ms Frazer held talks with leaders of the Somali transitional government and the speaker of national assembly. | On her last day Ms Frazer held talks with leaders of the Somali transitional government and the speaker of national assembly. |
| Location of militias and US Navy patrols | Location of militias and US Navy patrols |
| In addition, a deadline given to a group of Somali MPs who have been staying in Kenya to leave the country expires on Monday. | In addition, a deadline given to a group of Somali MPs who have been staying in Kenya to leave the country expires on Monday. |
| 'Reconciliation' | 'Reconciliation' |
| Speaker of the transitional parliament, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan, has said he will try to persuade the ousted leaders of the Union of Islamic Courts to join in a national reconciliation process. | Speaker of the transitional parliament, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan, has said he will try to persuade the ousted leaders of the Union of Islamic Courts to join in a national reconciliation process. |
| "I don't know exactly where they are, but wherever they are - I will call them to peace I'm ready to persuade them; that's what I want." | "I don't know exactly where they are, but wherever they are - I will call them to peace I'm ready to persuade them; that's what I want." |
| SOMALIA IN NUMBERS Ethiopia troops: 8,000-15,000Government troops: 10,000Islamists: 600 near Kenyan border; 3,500 around MogadishuRecently displaced: 30,000Refugees in Kenya: 160,000 Estimated numbers Sources: Somali government, UN, correspondents Fragile peace fuels fears African press frets However, other Somali leaders are unconvinced. | SOMALIA IN NUMBERS Ethiopia troops: 8,000-15,000Government troops: 10,000Islamists: 600 near Kenyan border; 3,500 around MogadishuRecently displaced: 30,000Refugees in Kenya: 160,000 Estimated numbers Sources: Somali government, UN, correspondents Fragile peace fuels fears African press frets However, other Somali leaders are unconvinced. |
| They say the transitional government, incorporating all the main clan factions - is already inclusive enough and they say the UIC is now irrelevant and defunct. | They say the transitional government, incorporating all the main clan factions - is already inclusive enough and they say the UIC is now irrelevant and defunct. |
| The Islamists have threatened an Iraq-style insurgency war. | The Islamists have threatened an Iraq-style insurgency war. |
| On Saturday, security forces fired in the air to disperse crowds, as youths burnt tyres and threw stones, witnesses said. | On Saturday, security forces fired in the air to disperse crowds, as youths burnt tyres and threw stones, witnesses said. |
| At least two civilians were killed, including a 13-year-old boy, and several others injured by gunfire, but it was not clear who was responsible. | |
| Another protest was held in the town of Beledweyne, near the border with Ethiopia, where one death was reported. | |
| The protests came as the government indefinitely postponed a forcible disarmament programme in the capital. | The protests came as the government indefinitely postponed a forcible disarmament programme in the capital. |
| 'Real chance' | 'Real chance' |
| On Friday, Somali interim President Abdullahi Yusuf called for a "speedy deployment" of an African Union peacekeeping force, agreed by the UN Security Council before the current hostilities. | On Friday, Somali interim President Abdullahi Yusuf called for a "speedy deployment" of an African Union peacekeeping force, agreed by the UN Security Council before the current hostilities. |
| Speaking at a Nairobi meeting, he said there was a rare chance for a real political breakthrough in Somalia, plagued by violence for 15 years. | Speaking at a Nairobi meeting, he said there was a rare chance for a real political breakthrough in Somalia, plagued by violence for 15 years. |
| The US has agreed to provide $10m (£5.2m) towards the funding of the 8,000-strong peacekeeping force - part of $40m pledged to support Somalia's efforts to restore stability. | The US has agreed to provide $10m (£5.2m) towards the funding of the 8,000-strong peacekeeping force - part of $40m pledged to support Somalia's efforts to restore stability. |
| Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, has said he wants his forces out of the country in a matter of weeks. | Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, has said he wants his forces out of the country in a matter of weeks. |
| Kenya's government has shut its border with Somalia, despite criticism from the United Nations' refugee agency. | Kenya's government has shut its border with Somalia, despite criticism from the United Nations' refugee agency. |
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