Troops from Djibouti have arrived in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, to bolster the 10,000-strong African Union (AU) force battling Islamist militants. It is just the third country to contribute to the AU force, which says it needs extra troops to hold territory gained from the al-Shabab Islamists.
Kenya also says its troops in southern Somalia will join the AU force.
Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab is fighting to overthrow the UN-backed interim government.
It is estimated to have between 7,000 and 9,000 fighters and controls many southern and central areas of the country.
In August, it announced a tactical withdrawal from Mogadishu after fierce fighting with AU forces.
Broken promisesBut the group has continued to detonate bombs in the city, killing five people in an attack at a busy junction earlier this month.
AU commanders say they need up to 20,000 troops to hold on to Mogadishu. Read More
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