In Somalia, there has been an upsurge of fighting in the capital, Mogadishu, a day after the World Food Programme began to airlift emergency aid for famine victims into the city. Several people were killed when Somali government forces backed by African Union troops attacked a stronghold of the Islamist militia Al-Shabab. A spokesman for the African Union forces said 41 Al-Shabab fighters surrendered. A report says according to a military officer, they will be picked up by the peacekeepers before being handed over to pro-government forces. In the fighting which broke out soon after dawn, Al-Shabab is reported to have lost territory. Reports say, if the pro-government forces manage to gain more ground, this could enable aid agencies to increase the areas where they can deliver food to victims of the severe drought.