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Somalis returning to the capital Somalis returning to the capital
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Hundreds of Somalis, many in desperate conditions, have been returning to the capital, Mogadishu, since the end of the fiercest fighting seen in years.Hundreds of Somalis, many in desperate conditions, have been returning to the capital, Mogadishu, since the end of the fiercest fighting seen in years.
The BBC's Mohammed Moalimo said many returnees were very distressed and had no shelter and a shortage of food.The BBC's Mohammed Moalimo said many returnees were very distressed and had no shelter and a shortage of food.
The first talks since Ethiopian forces and interim government troops defeated Islamists and Hawiye clan militia fighters took place on Sunday.The first talks since Ethiopian forces and interim government troops defeated Islamists and Hawiye clan militia fighters took place on Sunday.
The Somali president and Hawiye elders agreed to a ceasefire and more talks.The Somali president and Hawiye elders agreed to a ceasefire and more talks.
Our reporter said people were still suspicious that more conflict might erupt, despite appeals from President Abdullahi Yusuf for the hundreds of thousands who fled fighting in Mogadishu to return.Our reporter said people were still suspicious that more conflict might erupt, despite appeals from President Abdullahi Yusuf for the hundreds of thousands who fled fighting in Mogadishu to return.
He says they have been returning in their hundreds, but not to the areas which saw the heaviest fighting. The international community has deserted Somalia Lieutenant Katumba WamalaAU force commander He says they have been returning in their hundreds, but not to the areas which saw the heaviest fighting.
"We can't go back to where the troops are. There is some unexploded ordnance in my neighbourhood," Maryam Ali, a resident of the Towfiq neighbourhood, told Reuters news agency.
Our reporter says he saw one mother coming back into the capital on foot transporting some building materials while trying to carry three small children - one on her shoulders, one in her arms and holding the hand of a third.Our reporter says he saw one mother coming back into the capital on foot transporting some building materials while trying to carry three small children - one on her shoulders, one in her arms and holding the hand of a third.
'Deserted''Deserted'
The United Nations, aid agencies and African Union peacekeepers have warned of a humanitarian crisis and the dangers of a cholera outbreak.The United Nations, aid agencies and African Union peacekeepers have warned of a humanitarian crisis and the dangers of a cholera outbreak.
"People are in dire need of everything from water to medicine to food to shelter," said AU commander Lieutenant Katumba Wamala."People are in dire need of everything from water to medicine to food to shelter," said AU commander Lieutenant Katumba Wamala.
President Yusuf is not trusted in the capital"Unfortunately the international community has deserted Somalia and I want [to] make a call - this is not a time to desert the Somali community, this is the time when Somali people need more."President Yusuf is not trusted in the capital"Unfortunately the international community has deserted Somalia and I want [to] make a call - this is not a time to desert the Somali community, this is the time when Somali people need more."
He also said it was too early for the government to declare victory over the insurgents, saying they could still be a "force of instability".
Local human rights groups say at least 1,300 people have been killed over the past two months.Local human rights groups say at least 1,300 people have been killed over the past two months.
The interim government has moved to further cement their control in the capital, erecting three new roadblocks and appointing former warlords Mohamed Dheere as Mogadishu's mayor and Abdi Hassan "Qaybdiid" Awale as national police chief.The interim government has moved to further cement their control in the capital, erecting three new roadblocks and appointing former warlords Mohamed Dheere as Mogadishu's mayor and Abdi Hassan "Qaybdiid" Awale as national police chief.
Mr Awale was a member of the Anti-Terror Alliance driven out of Mogadishu by the Union of Islamic Courts last June.Mr Awale was a member of the Anti-Terror Alliance driven out of Mogadishu by the Union of Islamic Courts last June.
The Islamists were in turn ousted last December by government troops backed up by the Ethiopians.The Islamists were in turn ousted last December by government troops backed up by the Ethiopians.
The Ethiopians want to withdraw to be replaced by AU peacekeepers but only 1,200, of the planned 8,000, have arrived.The Ethiopians want to withdraw to be replaced by AU peacekeepers but only 1,200, of the planned 8,000, have arrived.
Somalia has not had an effective national government for 16 years.Somalia has not had an effective national government for 16 years.
Mr Yusuf was elected in 2004 but he is from the north and does not have a strong support base in the capital.Mr Yusuf was elected in 2004 but he is from the north and does not have a strong support base in the capital.