Some of the warlords who have fought in Somalia for 16 years have said they will surrender their weapons - after a battle, which left at least five dead. The warlords agreed to lay down their guns after meeting President Abdullahi Yusuf in the capital, Mogadishu. As the talks were being held, gunmen loyal to one of the warlords battled presidential guards outside. The warlords and the president returned to Mogadishu this week, after the ousting of an Islamist group. Meanwhile, aid agency Oxfam says that at least 70 people were killed in this week's air strikes against Islamists and suspected al-Qaeda operatives. Rocket-propelled grenade "The warlords and the government have agreed to collaborate for the restoration of peace in Somalia," said government spokesman Abdirahman Dinari following the talks in Somalia's presidential palace. "The agreement means they have to disarm their militia and their men have to join the national army," he said. He named the warlords who had agreed to disarm as: Mohamed Qanyare Afrah Musa Sudi Yalahwo Omar Mohamed Mohamoud Issa Batan Alin Abdi Hassan Awale Qeiybdid Omar Habeb Bashir Raghe Shirar. They formed a US-backed alliance last year but were driven out of Mogadishu by the Islamists. The gun battle, in which a rocket-propelled grenade was used, was reportedly sparked by a dispute over where to park an armoured vehicle. "They killed five of our fighters on the spot and wounded seven others, some of them seriously," said a gunman loyal to Mr Qanyare. "They refused to allow our wounded to be taken to hospitals." Such clashes between gunmen loyal to rival warlords were fairly common during 15 years of lawlessness in Somalia. After seizing Mogadishu from the warlords last June, the Union of Islamic Courts removed most of the militias from the streets and many residents welcomed an increase in their security. Government and Ethiopian forces routed the Islamists in recent weeks. The Islamists denied accusations that they were sheltering senior al-Qaeda operatives, accused of carrying out attacks in East Africa. Air strikes condemned Oxfam says it is deeply concerned that civilians and military targets were not distinguished in this week's air strikes, leading to innocent deaths. "According to the reports from local organisations in Afmadow district, bombs have hit vital water sources as well as large groups of nomads and their animals who had gathered round large fires at night to ward off mosquitoes," Oxfam said. Earlier, Djibouti, which hosts a large United States anti-terror base, condemned this week's US air strikes in southern Somalia. (This made me laugh)..looool Eritrea's President Isaias Afeworki, accused of backing Somalia's Islamists, has also condemned the air strikes, saying they could destabilise the region. The US says it was targeting al-Qaeda operatives. Somali's interim government has backed the air strikes, in which a US official says that Somalis linked to al-Qaeda were killed. But he said the top three suspects in those attacks - Comoros national Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Kenyan Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan and Abu Taha al-Sudani of Sudan - all survived. Aid workers report that more 1,000 people have been wounded since fighting erupted in December. However, there is no reliable information on casualties in the current fighting in the remote south.

^^^^^^^^LoooooooooL I get it....You don't wanna him dissing Adeer Riyaale ootaay.

^^^^Me is no Dhabalif, or secessionist for that matter.

^^^^Should be interesting to see what likes of Sudi and Qanyare would be doing, and where is Shariif I wonder?

^^^^^This is entertaining actually. They all being bussed back and forth. The stooges in baydhobo are also coming up to Mogadisho

LoooooooooL@Shoes Nah...Men are like wheel. Without them, the world won't around. Besides, who would you go complain about to your girlfriends. And remember they gave you most of innovations that you listed, and they could take them away. One always needs choas.And for that to happen, one has to tango with the oppisite sex. A world without either sex is pure boredom regardless how interesting your gals are.

Cynic....It is non-profit. It is more of species preservation bank. With the rate we Faaraxs are killing each other, we need back up system to ensure our existence. sweety who needs a man is my qs this ok now, let's not go crazy, shall we?

Cynical....Technically, you are not fornicating if one donates or accepts the sperm. Maybe I should start Faarax Sperm Bank Inc.....looool P.S Pregnancy is more difficult and complicated at 40, I think the younger the better it would be.

They laugh and giggle while innocent ones are being killed in the Jubba. Where is suicide bomber when you need one?

Originally posted by UK_ROSE: ^^ I will Only consider sperm bank if my child is going to look like the guy I saw in a wedding the other day! Was he married too? If he wasn't, you should have made a move. Cynical...Looooool...even child bearing became modern day convenience thing. God bless human ingenuity. Not to throw religion into this, but I wonder religions says kids generated as result of sperm bank donations.

you will never marry, have kids and hear the word MUM". You don't have to be married to be mom. That's why they have sperm banks. N no, you are not mistaken for looking for a decent person unless your expections of guy is bit over the top.

LoooooL...He is already on his way to Xamar Cadeey web page. Atleast they spare him of this humilaiting moment web page And what is a defence minister doing setting up administration?

LooooL@Castro

All is good as long as Horn's warlord Hiiraale is back in Kismayo. The bloodletting, and invasion is therefore not just justifiable, but necessary.

^^^^^LooooooooooooL

The key word here is "My folks"

LoooooooL.....I stand by that GD.

Desperate about what exactly?

^^^^or maybe you have the habit indignantly decrying other's qabilist words. Afterall it takes a qabiilist to spot one.

^^^^I just pick on my own duqa specially Shiekh Iskadoon's faankiisa.

Cali Naafto caqabo ma, laha, and Ina Boy is just being a politician.

^^^^LooooooL...sidaa lagu yaqaanaa.

Originally posted by ThePoint: ^ok Che - my high school spanish is limited. And according to the web - there is no translation for entonces. Stop making shid up. LooooL....I learned my Spanish from the Taco Bell Chihuahua, and Maria across agrees with me that's entonces is actually word. You need to brush up on your High Schoool Spanish, and stop using the web. Now what were we talking about :cool:

Regardless of whatever they control, their influence is disproportionately smaller compared to their cousins in southern Xamar. The TFG has better chance of securing Xamar with Ina Salaad's tribe. LoooooooooooL@loaned tanks. I wonder what else is on loan.

Me....Oodweyne markuu Yeey baa xamar tagay baa qando uu kasoo kici waaye baa qabatay. And don't forget Alle-Ubaahne...the wadaad qabiil Khalaf....Dhabalif deserve no mercy.