Fighters of Islamist Al-Shabaab movement, a major rebel group in Somalia, display a battle wagon which they say defected from the government forces, in Mogadishu, captial of Somalia, Dec. 27, 2008. The rebel groups, including Al-Shabaab, have controlled most towns in southern and central Somalia except Mogadishu, the capital, and Baidoa, the seat of parliament. [Xinhua]
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