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Protests against soaring food prices in Somalia have taken a deadly turn.

At least five demonstrators are reported to have been killed when security forces opened fire on crowds in the capital Mogadishu.

Tens of thousands have been on the streets, with many angered by traders who won’t accept their cash, amid fears of a flood of counterfeit notes.

All this as the United Nations warns that Somalia is facing famine.

Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow reports from Mogadishu.

Islamic fighters battling the Somali government have promised revenge attacks after a US airstrike killed one of their top commanders. They have also warned foreigners to stay away from the country and say they could now pullout of UN-sponsored peace talks due to start a week from now. Al Jazeera has obtained exclusive pictures from the capital, Mogadishu. Yvonne Ndege reports.

The refugee crisis in Somalia is growing as thousands flee Mogadishu to escape fierce battles raging through the capital.It’s a situation the UN describes as worse than the Darfur refugee camps in Sudan.In the absence of relief aid, a humanitarian crisis is now looming large.Al Jazeera has visited the refugees and found them left exposed to the elements. Mohammed Adow reports

Away from the international spotlight and largely unreported, the crisis in Somalia continues to claim hundreds of lives. The United Nations says in recent weeks thousands of people have fled renewed fighting in the capital Mogadishu.Aljazeera’s Mohammed Adow is one of the few journalists to witness first hand what’s going on in Mogadishu. And a warning, his report begins with graphic images.

Months of bitter fighting has drived hundreds of thousands of Somalis from their homes in Mogadishu.

Many of those have headed north towards Puntland, a semi-autonomous region in the north east of the country.

Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow reports that the region’s largest city Bosaso is now struggling to provide for its growing refugee population.