Somalia's AU Peace Force 'Gains Ground In Mogadishu' -- BBCThe African Union says its peacekeeping troops are now in control of more than 40% of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
The AU envoy to Somalia, Wafula Wamunyinyi, told the BBC that the force backing the government had moved into several new positions in recent days.
Meanwhile deep splits have been reported in the main Islamist group.
But correspondents say that even though al-Shabab has been weakened by the divisions, it is unlikely that AU forces control so much of the city.
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