By Paul Peachey
Wednesday, 10 March 2010

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Somalia's president yesterday welcomed any US military involvement in a long-awaited offensive in his country aimed at driving Islamist rebels from the capital.

During a visit to London, President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said US air support would help his troops to seize areas of Mogadishu as he seeks to enlarge his weak government's tiny power base.

Separately, President Ahmed failed to raise hopes of an early release for a British couple held by Somali pirates. Paul Chandler, 60, and his wife, Rachel, 56, were kidnapped four months ago while sailing through the Indian Ocean. …

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