- Islamic forces are withdrawing from Somalia's capital of Mogadishu, news services report.

Mogadishu 'in chaos' after retreat

Triumphant Somali government forces march into Mogadishu after Islamist rivals abandon the war-scarred city they held for six months before an Ethiopian-backed advance. Islamists and residents says order has collapsed with their departure. "Mogadishu is now in chaos," Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed telss Al Jazeera television.

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