At least 11 civilians and four security officers were today killed in the Somali capital in two separate incidents of violence, an officer and residents said.

Mortar attacks on the Somali capital Mogadishu have prompted hundreds more people to flee from the city.

WARLORDS controlling thousands of militia fighters in the Somali capital said yesterday they will begin pulling their troops out of Mogadishu by the end of the week in an effort to beef up security there.