Wednesday, March 26

Somalia fighting


Forty humanitarian agencies have warned of an impending catastrophe in Somalia unless urgent action is taken. The warning came as seven people were killed in the latest fighting between Islamist insurgents and Ethiopian troops supporting Somalia's government.

Reports say insurgents attacked and briefly took control of the southern town of Jowhar. One million Somalis have left their homes because of insecurity and hunger, the aid agencies say.

Over the past year, Mogadishu has been rocked by almost daily violence and the agencies say a further 20,000 people flee the capital every month. The UN Security Council will …discuss the situation on Thursday. That’s the major problem with Ki-moon, he …will discuss anything sometime!

Last week, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon presented the council with a report proposing the deployment of 27,000 peacekeepers to replace the stretched African Union force. Five soldiers and two civilians were killed in the latest outbreak of fighting in Jowhar, about 90km (55 miles) north of Mogadishu.


Hundreds of fighters, belonging to the Union of Islamic Courts, attacked the town and freed several prisoners. How many kids among them and how many are going to be …soldiers by the end of the week? Ten and twelve years-old soldiers?

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