Violence returns to Mogadishu

Violence returns to Mogadishu with the expulsion of the Union of Islamic Courts.

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He had called for a peace deal with members of the rival Islamic courts.

But today the speaker of the Somali parliament was sacked as the country's president and prime minister continued their attempts to consolidate power.

Their interim government, backed by Ethiopian troops, now controls Mogadishu.

But violence is never far away. Nightly gun battles, banditry and warlords have returned to the Somali capital.

Meanwhile up to 4,000 former Islamic Union fighters remain, vowing to overthrow the regime.

Nima Elbagir, from More 4 News, has just returned from Mogadishu where she witnessed the violence first hand and spoke exclusively to a leader of the Union of Islamic Courts hiding in the city.

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