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| Fleeing Somali refugees stranded | Fleeing Somali refugees stranded |
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| Hundreds of Somali refugees who fled heavy fighting in the capital, Mogadishu, are stranded near the Kenyan border in a desperate condition. | Hundreds of Somali refugees who fled heavy fighting in the capital, Mogadishu, are stranded near the Kenyan border in a desperate condition. |
| A BBC correspondent says six children died following a diarrhoea outbreak in Doble town where they are camped. | A BBC correspondent says six children died following a diarrhoea outbreak in Doble town where they are camped. |
| Kenya closed its borders with Somalia last year and insists it will not accept the fleeing families. | Kenya closed its borders with Somalia last year and insists it will not accept the fleeing families. |
| Two sets of talks are taking place about the crisis which the UN says has forced up to 100,000 to flee Mogadishu. | Two sets of talks are taking place about the crisis which the UN says has forced up to 100,000 to flee Mogadishu. |
| The UNHCR says 400 people have died in what the International Committee of the Red Cross has described as the worst fighting for 15 years in Mogadishu. | The UNHCR says 400 people have died in what the International Committee of the Red Cross has described as the worst fighting for 15 years in Mogadishu. |
| Battle for treatment | Battle for treatment |
| The BBC's Bashkas Jugsodaay in the Kenyan town of Garissa says most of the refugees on the border trekked from Mogadishu and lack food, medicine and a supply of fresh water. | The BBC's Bashkas Jugsodaay in the Kenyan town of Garissa says most of the refugees on the border trekked from Mogadishu and lack food, medicine and a supply of fresh water. |
| DISPLACED SOMALIS 50,000: Lower Shabelle17,000: Middle Shabelle17,000: Afgooye, 30km west of Mogadishu10,000: Marka, 60km south-west of Mogadishu2,700: Galkayo, 700km north-west of Mogadishu2,000 (unconfirmed): Doble, on Kenyan border Source: UNHCR; estimated figures 'Too dangerous to stay' | |
| Aid agencies are unable to reach the stranded families as security personnel manning the Kenyan border with Somalia have denied them access, our reporter says. | Aid agencies are unable to reach the stranded families as security personnel manning the Kenyan border with Somalia have denied them access, our reporter says. |
| The UN says some 47,000 people have fled Mogadishu in the last two weeks alone. | |
| Those displaced people in the Shabelle region without relatives or clan links are living under trees. | |
| Further south in the port city of Kismayo, those fleeing have met a hostile reception and residents are reportedly charging for the use of shade under trees. | |
| A ceasefire between Ethiopian troops and insurgents has held for a second day in Mogadishu as hospitals battle to treat victims of the four-days fighting. | A ceasefire between Ethiopian troops and insurgents has held for a second day in Mogadishu as hospitals battle to treat victims of the four-days fighting. |
| A committee of elders from the Hawiye clan, which controls the capital, is set to hold talks with Ethiopian commanders. | A committee of elders from the Hawiye clan, which controls the capital, is set to hold talks with Ethiopian commanders. |
| Fighters linked to the Hawiye clan and militant Islamists who have been battling with Ethiopian and interim government troops are however, keeping vigil at their strongholds in the capital. | Fighters linked to the Hawiye clan and militant Islamists who have been battling with Ethiopian and interim government troops are however, keeping vigil at their strongholds in the capital. |
| "Things are quiet but fighting could start again any time it is tense," witnesses told Reuters news agency. | "Things are quiet but fighting could start again any time it is tense," witnesses told Reuters news agency. |
| Reconciliation | Reconciliation |
| Meanwhile, the US-led International Contact Group (ICG) for Somalia is set to meet in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, where diplomats plan to push for reconciliation among the warring parties. | Meanwhile, the US-led International Contact Group (ICG) for Somalia is set to meet in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, where diplomats plan to push for reconciliation among the warring parties. |
| The group which includes countries from Africa, Europe and the US will also discuss plans for Somali national reconciliation conference, set for later this month. | The group which includes countries from Africa, Europe and the US will also discuss plans for Somali national reconciliation conference, set for later this month. |
| Last week, Somali Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Ghedi said moderate Islamic scholars who have denounce violence and recognise the transitional charters have been invited to participate at the talks. | Last week, Somali Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Ghedi said moderate Islamic scholars who have denounce violence and recognise the transitional charters have been invited to participate at the talks. |
| The ICG has been pushing for moderate leaders of the ousted Union of Islamic Courts to be included in Somalia's transition process. | The ICG has been pushing for moderate leaders of the ousted Union of Islamic Courts to be included in Somalia's transition process. |
| Six months of order imposed by the Islamists ended when they were ousted by Ethiopian troops in December. | Six months of order imposed by the Islamists ended when they were ousted by Ethiopian troops in December. |
| Some 1,700 Ugandan troops are in Mogadishu as the advance party of an 8,000-strong AU force, which is supposed to replace the Ethiopian troops as they gradually withdraw | Some 1,700 Ugandan troops are in Mogadishu as the advance party of an 8,000-strong AU force, which is supposed to replace the Ethiopian troops as they gradually withdraw |