Somali warlords to withdraw Mogadishu fighters

Warlords controlling thousands of militia fighters in the Somali capital will begin pulling their troops out of Mogadishu by the end of the week in an effort to beef up security there, four key warlords said today.

The powerful warlords will pull their fighters back to four camps outside Mogadishu starting on Saturday, to guarantee the security of the transitional government when it returns home from exile in neighbouring Kenya, according to the statement.