A government soldier stands guard during a meeting between Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi and clan elders at the Global Hotel on Sunday in Mogadishu while pro-government supporters chant and sing religious songs. Somali government forces backed by Ethiopian troops clashed on Sunday with Islamist fighters as they advanced on the final Islamist stronghold of Kismayo in the south of the country.Jan 02, 2007

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