Militants Take Key Port In Somalia

This is the latest in a series of moves by Islamic militants in Somalia to topple the newly formed Somalian government.

(Reuters)With Islamists strongholds effectively flanking Baidoa, President Abdullahi Yusuf's interim government, which meets in a converted grain warehouse, looks more vulnerable than ever.

Although it is internationally recognised as Somalia's only legitimate national authority, it lacks any real power on the ground beyond Baidoa and commands only a small militia compared with the Islamists' large fighting force.