A top Somali Islamic leader says his forces have abandoned the capital Mogadishu, following an offensive by the Ethiopian-backed government. "We have withdrawn all the leaders and members," Sheikh Sharif Ahmed told al-Jazeera TV.
Ethiopia has intervened to back the Somali government, capturing ground previously held by Islamist militias.
The move came after the UN Security Council failed to agree on a call for the withdrawal of foreign forces
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