From The BBC:An Islamist commander in Somalia has told the BBC there has been an influx of fighters from overseas joining their battle against the interim government.
The al-Shabab militant leader, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said several hundred foreigners had joined their militia, many from Pakistan.
Meanwhile, at least 30 people have been killed in fighting in the capital, Mogadishu, over the past three days.
Africa Union leaders meeting in Libya are due to discuss Somalia later.
There have been calls for the AU to boost its force of some 4,000 peacekeepers based in Mogadishu.
The BBC's Andrew Harding, in Buale in the south, says an al-Shabab commander confirmed foreign fighters were among his ranks.
The radical al-Shabab Islamists, who are accused of links to al-Qaeda, already control much of the south of the country.
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My Comment: The AU is ineffective in this conflict. Their "peacekeepers" are there, but they are hiding in their bases.
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