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Hundreds of al-Shabab fighters have poured into the streets of Somalia's capital city, Mogadishu, while the government vows to seize three strategic towns from them.

Heavily armed young al-Shabab fighters who were coming from the town of Baidoa poured into the streets of Mogadishu Friday at midnight, a Press TV correspondent reported.

Somali Minister of Farms Mohamed Ibrahim Habsade vowed that the government is ready to capture key towns such as Baidoa, Kismayu and Merka from al-Shabab fighters.

Meanwhile, a large number of African Union troops approached Merka and Baraawe ports in order to aid the Somali government.