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A Somali money changer carries a bundle of notes at the Bakara open market in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

A Somali money changer carries a bundle of notes at the Bakara open market in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

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Somali money changers sit with large amounts of money on display at the Bakara open market in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

Somali money changers sit with large amounts of money on display at the Bakara open market in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

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Displaced families wait for food aid distributed by a local NGO in partner with World Food Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in southern Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, Somalia.

Displaced families wait for food aid distributed by a local NGO in partner with World Food Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in southern Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, Somalia.

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A displaced Somali woman with her children wait for food aid distributed by a local NGO in partner with World Food Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in southern Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, Somalia.

A displaced Somali woman with her children wait for food aid distributed by a local NGO in partner with World Food Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in southern Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, Somalia.

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Displaced families wait for food aid distributed by a local NGO in partnership with World Food Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in southern Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, Somalia.

Displaced families wait for food aid distributed by a local NGO in partnership with World Food Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in southern Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, Somalia.

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Displaced Somali people carry food from aid distributed by a local NGO in partnership with World Food Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in southern Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, Somalia.

Displaced Somali people carry food from aid distributed by a local NGO in partnership with World Food Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in southern Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, Somalia.

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Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, prime minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, right, and Sheikh Mahmud Sheikh Hassan, spiritual leader of Ahlu Sunna Waljama (ASWJ), shake hands following the signing of an agreement in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, March 15, 2010. Somalia's government has signed an agreement with a powerful militia that offers high-level militants senior government positions in return for their military support during a long-planned offensive against an Islamist insurgency.

Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, prime minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, right, and Sheikh Mahmud Sheikh Hassan, spiritual leader of Ahlu Sunna Waljama (ASWJ), shake hands following the signing of an agreement in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, March 15, 2010. Somalia's government has signed an agreement with a powerful militia that offers high-level militants senior government positions in return for their military support during a long-planned offensive against an Islamist insurgency.

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Sheikh Mohammed Yusuf of Ahlu Sunna Waljama (ASWJ), left seated, and Sherif Hassan Adu of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, right, seated, signing the framework of an agreement that will see the ASWJ and the Somalia  government form unity government and pool troops to fight insurgents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, March, 15, 2010. Somalia's government has signed an agreement with a powerful militia that offers high-level militants senior government positions in return for their military support during a long-planned offensive against an Islamist insurgency.

Sheikh Mohammed Yusuf of Ahlu Sunna Waljama (ASWJ), left seated, and Sherif Hassan Adu of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, right, seated, signing the framework of an agreement that will see the ASWJ and the Somalia government form unity government and pool troops to fight insurgents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, March, 15, 2010. Somalia's government has signed an agreement with a powerful militia that offers high-level militants senior government positions in return for their military support during a long-planned offensive against an Islamist insurgency.

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From left, Sheikh Mahmud Sheikh Hassan, spiritual leader of Ahlu Sunna Waljama (ASWJ), Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, prime minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Jean Ping, Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, and Seyum Mesfin, Ethiopia's foreign minister in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, March, 15, 2010. Somalia's government has signed an agreement with a powerful militia that offers high-level militants senior government positions in return for their military support during a long-planned offensive against an Islamist insurgency.

From left, Sheikh Mahmud Sheikh Hassan, spiritual leader of Ahlu Sunna Waljama (ASWJ), Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, prime minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Jean Ping, Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, and Seyum Mesfin, Ethiopia's foreign minister in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, March, 15, 2010. Somalia's government has signed an agreement with a powerful militia that offers high-level militants senior government positions in return for their military support during a long-planned offensive against an Islamist insurgency.

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Somali shoe shiners sit on the pavement in Mogadishu, Somalia to clean shoes for customers,Monday,March 15, 2010. The shoe shiners who are mostly orphans earn daily about $5 each from the shoe-cleaning work but Madey Hassan, left,  says "the situation here is volatile and if fighting starts we are paralyzed because there will be bullets flying everywhere,".

Somali shoe shiners sit on the pavement in Mogadishu, Somalia to clean shoes for customers,Monday,March 15, 2010. The shoe shiners who are mostly orphans earn daily about $5 each from the shoe-cleaning work but Madey Hassan, left, says "the situation here is volatile and if fighting starts we are paralyzed because there will be bullets flying everywhere,".

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Somali shoe shiner sits on the pavement in Mogadishu, Somalia to clean shoes for customers, Monday, March 15, 2010. The shoe shiners who are mostly orphans earn about $5 per day from the shoe-cleaning work but Madey Hassan, pictured  says "the situation here is volatile and if fighting starts we are paralyzed because there will be bullets flying everywhere,".

Somali shoe shiner sits on the pavement in Mogadishu, Somalia to clean shoes for customers, Monday, March 15, 2010. The shoe shiners who are mostly orphans earn about $5 per day from the shoe-cleaning work but Madey Hassan, pictured says "the situation here is volatile and if fighting starts we are paralyzed because there will be bullets flying everywhere,".

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Somali female students attend their annual exam in Yusuf Kowneyn secondary school in Mogadishu, Somalia, despite violence and security challenges in the capital Sunday, March 14, 2010. The students dodge firefights on their way to school. Some of them have been caught in the crossfire and killed.

Somali female students attend their annual exam in Yusuf Kowneyn secondary school in Mogadishu, Somalia, despite violence and security challenges in the capital Sunday, March 14, 2010. The students dodge firefights on their way to school. Some of them have been caught in the crossfire and killed.

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Somali female students attend their annual exam in Yusuf Kowneyn secondary school in Mogadishu, Somalia, despite violence and security challenges in the capital Sunday, March 14, 2010. The students dodge firefights on their way to school. Some of them have been caught in the crossfire and killed.

Somali female students attend their annual exam in Yusuf Kowneyn secondary school in Mogadishu, Somalia, despite violence and security challenges in the capital Sunday, March 14, 2010. The students dodge firefights on their way to school. Some of them have been caught in the crossfire and killed.

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Somali students attend their annual exam in Yusuf Kowneyn secondary school in Mogadishu, Somalia despite violence and security challenges in the capital, Sunday, March 14, 2010. The students dodge firefights on their way to school. Some of them have been caught in the crossfire and killed.

Somali students attend their annual exam in Yusuf Kowneyn secondary school in Mogadishu, Somalia despite violence and security challenges in the capital, Sunday, March 14, 2010. The students dodge firefights on their way to school. Some of them have been caught in the crossfire and killed.

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A Somali woman holds her malnourished child at southern Mogadishu's Banadir Maternity and Children hospital, Somalia, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Medics at the hospital say there is shortage of medicines, as rising numbers of children contract acute watery diarrhea in Mogadishu.

A Somali woman holds her malnourished child at southern Mogadishu's Banadir Maternity and Children hospital, Somalia, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Medics at the hospital say there is shortage of medicines, as rising numbers of children contract acute watery diarrhea in Mogadishu.

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A Somali woman lies beside her malnourished child at southern Mogadishu's Banadir Maternity and Children hospital, Somalia, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Medics at the hospital say there is shortage of medicines, as rising numbers of children contract acute watery diarrhea in Mogadishu.

A Somali woman lies beside her malnourished child at southern Mogadishu's Banadir Maternity and Children hospital, Somalia, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Medics at the hospital say there is shortage of medicines, as rising numbers of children contract acute watery diarrhea in Mogadishu.

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Somali government soldiers carry sack of bullets discovered during overnight operation in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, March 12, 2010. Intense fighting broke out for the third day between Somali government forces backed the AU forces and Islamist insurgents Friday.

Somali government soldiers carry sack of bullets discovered during overnight operation in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, March 12, 2010. Intense fighting broke out for the third day between Somali government forces backed the AU forces and Islamist insurgents Friday.

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Somali government soldiers display bullets discovered during an overnight operation in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, March 12, 2010. Intense fighting broke out for the third day between Somali government forces backed the AU forces and Islamist insurgents Friday.

Somali government soldiers display bullets discovered during an overnight operation in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, March 12, 2010. Intense fighting broke out for the third day between Somali government forces backed the AU forces and Islamist insurgents Friday.

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A Somali government soldier in plain clothes guards a road block as residents load their belongings on a minibus as they flee their neighborhood in the capital, Mogadishu, Somalia, where intense fighting broke out for the third day between Somali government forces backed the AU forces and Islamist insurgents on Friday March 12, 2010.

A Somali government soldier in plain clothes guards a road block as residents load their belongings on a minibus as they flee their neighborhood in the capital, Mogadishu, Somalia, where intense fighting broke out for the third day between Somali government forces backed the AU forces and Islamist insurgents on Friday March 12, 2010.

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A Somali government soldier in plain clothes guards a road block as residents load their belongings on a minibus as they flee their neighborhood in the capital, Mogadishu, Somalia, where intense fighting broke out for the third day between Somali government forces backed the AU forces and Islamist insurgents on Friday March 12, 2010.

A Somali government soldier in plain clothes guards a road block as residents load their belongings on a minibus as they flee their neighborhood in the capital, Mogadishu, Somalia, where intense fighting broke out for the third day between Somali government forces backed the AU forces and Islamist insurgents on Friday March 12, 2010.

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A Somali money changer carries a bundle of notes at the Bakara open market in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

A Somali money changer carries a bundle of notes at the Bakara open market in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

AP 

Somali money changers sit with large amounts of money on display at the Bakara open market in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

Somali money changers sit with large amounts of money on display at the Bakara open market in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

AP 

Displaced families wait for food aid distributed by a local NGO in partner with World Food Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in southern Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, Somalia.

Displaced families wait for food aid distributed by a local NGO in partner with World Food Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in southern Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, Somalia.

AP 

A displaced Somali woman with her children wait for food aid distributed by a local NGO in partner with World Food Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in southern Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, Somalia.

A displaced Somali woman with her children wait for food aid distributed by a local NGO in partner with World Food Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in southern Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, Somalia.

AP 

Displaced families wait for food aid distributed by a local NGO in partnership with World Food Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in southern Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, Somalia.

Displaced families wait for food aid distributed by a local NGO in partnership with World Food Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in southern Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district, Somalia.

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