Monday, January 16, 2012

Famine Fears Are Rising As Somali Islamic Militants Cut Off Food Aid

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Islamic Militants Halt Aid to Famine-Stricken Somalia -- Wall Street Journal

NAIROBI—Islamist militants have cut off emergency food delivery for an estimated 240,000 people in the central and southern regions of Somalia, according to relief workers, in an ominous development for one of the largest food-delivery programs in the famine-stricken east African nation.

Officials with the International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday that a 140-truck convoy carrying 3,500 tons of perishable food oil, beans, rice and seeds for the planting season has been held up for a month. The blocked supply, which the Somali militants haven't fully explained, comes as the country recovers from a grim two-year drought.

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More News On Fears Of Famine In Somalia

Somali famine 'will kill tens of thousands' -- BBC
Top UN official warns of continued risk of famine in Somalia -- The Guardian
Aid Efforts Need Help Getting To Somalia's Famine -- NPR
ICRC suspends aid distribution in Somalia -- CNN
Somalia Islamists force ICRC food aid suspension -- Reuters
Somali food aid shipments halted -- Al Jazeera

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