added 2007 Sat May 19 16:31:30 by TimALoftis
How bad is it in Somalia? Bad enough that people fleeing the capital have been reduced to renting trees for shelter. It's the sort of thing that happens when drug-addled warlords roam the countryside, imposing taxes of 50 percent on aid recipients.
How bad is it in Somalia? Bad enough that people fleeing the capital have been reduced to renting trees for shelter. It's the sort of thing that happens when drug-addled warlords roam the countryside, imposing taxes of 50 percent on aid recipients.
added 2007 Mon Apr 23 19:03:26 by SageXparadox
asked Islamic insurgents and Ethiopian-backed government forces pounded each other with machine-gun fire, mortars and heavy artillery in Somalia's wrecked capital Monday, bringing the death toll from six days of fighting to at least 250, a human rights group said.
asked Islamic insurgents and Ethiopian-backed government forces pounded each other with machine-gun fire, mortars and heavy artillery in Somalia's wrecked capital Monday, bringing the death toll from six days of fighting to at least 250, a human rights group said.
added 2007 Sun Jan 21 12:48:00 by Aidenag
Mogadishu, Somalia's chaotic capital, is sliding back into anarchy after armed groups launched the latest in a series of hit-and-run rocket attacks yesterday. The transitional government is struggling to take control, raising fears that the city faces a Baghdad-style insurgency which could claim the lives of hundreds of civilians.
Mogadishu, Somalia's chaotic capital, is sliding back into anarchy after armed groups launched the latest in a series of hit-and-run rocket attacks yesterday. The transitional government is struggling to take control, raising fears that the city faces a Baghdad-style insurgency which could claim the lives of hundreds of civilians.
