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| Top Somali Islamist 'surrenders' | Top Somali Islamist 'surrenders' |
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| One of Somalia's Islamist leaders has given himself up to the Kenyan authorities, a Kenyan police source has told the BBC. | One of Somalia's Islamist leaders has given himself up to the Kenyan authorities, a Kenyan police source has told the BBC. |
| Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, seen as a moderate, surrendered in the north-eastern Kenyan border town of Wajir, the policeman said. | Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, seen as a moderate, surrendered in the north-eastern Kenyan border town of Wajir, the policeman said. |
| The US and the UN have urged the Somali government to seek reconciliation with moderate Islamists, such as Mr Ahmed. | The US and the UN have urged the Somali government to seek reconciliation with moderate Islamists, such as Mr Ahmed. |
| The Islamists were driven out of the capital, Mogadishu, last month. | The Islamists were driven out of the capital, Mogadishu, last month. |
| Ethiopian forces helped the government oust the Union of Islamic Courts, who had taken control of much of southern Somalia. | Ethiopian forces helped the government oust the Union of Islamic Courts, who had taken control of much of southern Somalia. |
| But the government says some 3,500 Islamist fighters remain in Mogadishu. | But the government says some 3,500 Islamist fighters remain in Mogadishu. |
| Peacekeeping progress | Peacekeeping progress |
| At least two people were killed early on Monday morning in Mogadishu, after government and Ethiopian troops tried to arrest suspected Islamist militants. | At least two people were killed early on Monday morning in Mogadishu, after government and Ethiopian troops tried to arrest suspected Islamist militants. |
| They raided houses in northern Mogadishu, in an area where an Ethiopian convoy was attacked on Saturday, leaving four people dead. | |
| Ethiopia has said its troops will not remain in SomaliaA BBC correspondent in the city says two suspected Islamists were arrested. | |
| The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan says explosives had been used to blow the door off a house, where an Islamist suspect was believed to be hiding. | The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan says explosives had been used to blow the door off a house, where an Islamist suspect was believed to be hiding. |
| During the raid, locals threw stones and fired at the government and Ethiopian troops. | |
| Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Friday told the BBC that he would start withdrawing his troops within "a few days". | |
| Malawi has agreed to send contribute troops to a proposed African Union peacekeeping force to replace the Ethiopians. | Malawi has agreed to send contribute troops to a proposed African Union peacekeeping force to replace the Ethiopians. |
| Defence Minister Davies Katsonga told the BBC that Malawi was considering whether to send a whole battalion (about 1,000 troops) or half a battalion. | |
| "This will depend on who else is contributing to the AU initiative," he said. | "This will depend on who else is contributing to the AU initiative," he said. |
| He said since the AU wants to move in "as soon as possible" to avoid a power vacuum when the Ethiopians withdraw. | |
| Uganda is the only other country to have publicly offered to contribute to the proposed 8,000-strong force. | |
| South Africa, Tanzania and Nigeria are considering whether to take part. |