US 'to aid Islamist areas of famine-hit Somalia'
The US has said it will send aid to famine-hit areas of Somalia controlled by the Islamist group al-Shabab.
But US aid officials say assurances must be given that the insurgents will not interfere with its distribution.
"The question is whether al-Shabab... will allow its people to access the critical humanitarian resources", US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said.