A Somalian militant talks on his mobile phone in 2006 at a food distribution centre for the UN in Rabdure.
From Yahoo News:
DADAAB, Kenya - Ayan Ali Hassan decided to leave Mogadishu when militiamen boarded her school bus and kidnapped two screaming boys. For Abdi Gadir Osman, the moment came when a mortar slammed into his mother's home, killing her while she slept on a hot afternoon.
They are among some 20,000 Somalis who decided to flee their homeland this year, heading to the Dadaab refugee camp in eastern Kenya where they recalled a life of terror in Mogadishu.
For the refugees, this dusty, sweltering expanse is still a better home than their wretched capital. Just 50 miles from the Somali border, many see the camp as a last resort.
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News On Somalia From Other Sources:
Somalia fighting kills 17 despite peace pact -- Reuters
Somali president targeted in bomb -- BBC News
Presidential spokesman: Continuing fighting in Somalia not to affect peace deal -- China View
Somalia: Dire Situation for Internally Displaced -- AllAfrica
My Comment: Another African basket case that will not be solved for the next 100 years . One can pour a trillion U.S. dollars into this country, and it will still be a mess. Best stay away or else their problems will then become ours.
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