and the television station Al-Jazeera in Mogadishu. The ban was lifted a day later. Warlords turn in arms On January 17, 2007, Mohamed Qanyare and Muse Sudi Yalahow were the first warlords of Mogadishu to disarm, turning over their weapons and committing their militiamen to the government, though some of Sudi's arms remained in other locations controlled by Qanyare and Mohammed Dhere. Approximately 60 technicals and 600 soldier's weapons were turned in to the government, including two technicals turned in by Interior Minister Hussein Mohammed Farah Aidid. The arms were accepted by the chief commander of the government army, General Naji. Call for National Reconciliation Conference On January 30, 2007, President Yusuf called for a new national reconciliation conference to be held within three weeks. In related news, a commitment for 4,000 peacekeepers had been made by the AU, and the search continued for another 4,000 to constitute the full planned contingent. Eventually, the 2007 Somali National Reconciliation Conference was called on 2007-03-01 to begin on 16 April 2007. References External links Somali Joint Needs Assessment United Nations & World Bank Coordination Secretariat Country Profiles, Reports and Fact Sheets on Somalia WomenWarPeace.org 2007 in Somalia Military disbanding and disarmament Military of Somalia 2007 in military history