At least 10 people were killed and 30 wounded in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, Thursday as African Union and government troops fought militants trying to stop food aid from being dispersed in the country.

Fighting broke out a day after the United Nations' World Food Program airlifted 14 tons of food into Somalia, which is experiencing its worst drought in 60 years.

But the al-Qaida-linked group al-Shabab has banned U.N. aid. The militants are trying to turn Somalia into a staunchly Islamic state and already control much of the country. They say the United Nations and other Western agencies have spies.

A spokesman for African Union peacekeepers says the AU is striving to ensure starving Somalis receive vital supplies. The U.N. estimates 11 million people in the Horn of Africa need emergency aid.

A spokesman for Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki says his country is not in need of emergency assistance.

Yemane Ghebreab told VOA English to Africa Friday that Eritrea has no food shortage because the country has food reserves following a bumper crop harvest last year. He says Eritrea might reach out to aid groups if the drought or famine becomes unmanagable.

The U.N. has declared a famine in two sections of southern Somalia, both of which are al-Shabab strongholds. The U.N. is expected to airlift more aid this week to eastern Ethiopia and northern Kenya, near the Somali border, where thousands of Somalis are filling overcrowded refugee camps.

Also Thursday, the European Union announced a one-year extension of its military mission aimed at training Somali security forces.