but the fall of kismayo is not necessarily the end of the control. their fighters have in the past withdrawn from towns and cities in the face of superior firepower only to strike back with bombings, shootings, and asi metric warfare. it does look like the beginning of the end of control, but the question is what happens then? for the new smally government it will be to reassure local residents. for the kenyan troops who now look set to take control of kismayo, that may prove to be a harder task than the cap sure of the city itself. >> we go to a base near kismayo where the colonel joins us. can you tell us what is happening now? >> right now, forces together with somalia forces are in areas where they occupy and trying to funnel out into other parts of the city. >> describe the fighting to me. have you had many casualties on your side? >> since we got on to the town at 2:00 a.m. in the morning there has been no major resistance. however our air force have been unable to take hold of some key targets in the city. but in terms of ground engagement the

but it seems likely they will not relinquish kismayo witut kismayo is the last urban stronghold. the port is a crucial issue -- a source of revenue for whoever controls it. losing it could be a blow to the islamists. but does not necessarily mean the end of a al-shabaab. much of the countryside is under their control. their fighters have withdrawn from towns and cities only to strike back with bombings, shootings, and tactics of asymmetric warfare. this looks like the beginning of the end for al-shabaab's control of urban somalia. the question is, what happens then? the challenge will be to reassure residents as well as juggle the interest of local militias and for the kenyan troops who look ready to take control of kismayo, that may prove to be harder than the capture of the city itself. >> we will come back very shortly but now brazil will cemented its place on the sporting stage when it hosts the world cup in 2014 and the olympics two years later. rio is already the most visited city in the southern hemisphere and one of its main attractions are in speeches. this resident know

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operation against al shabaab militants began before dawn when troops are went ashore in the port city of kismayo or visuals have also claimed that other african union troops are pro-choice in the city by land fighters have denied that the city house for live in the french cabinet has approved the country's toughest a budget in decades included promises to tax the rich and cut public spending but the people are growing alarmed by increasing unemployment and the lack of growth of both of which president francois long promised to address artie's maria reports. this was. also seem a. young destroys year or shows about overbought visit out there i believe the time of crisis is over it's now time for france's president francois hollande to perform a miracle this is how some allegedly not a task facing all along in his first annual budget and the country's image in the faltering euro zone is also at stake the government needs to save thirty billion euros in twelve months to reduce the deficit from this year's four and a half percent to three percent the e.u. ceiling for member countries higher taxes fo