Fleeing to Djibouti: The Life of Somali Refugees |
Tuesday Mar 16 2010
The New York Times reported on March 5th that the U.S. is helping the Somali government prepare to take back Mogadishu. As part of a counterterrorism strategy, this American support may make the country, steeped in anarchy for 20 years, less hospitable for Al Quaeda and Al Shahab and its allies. Young Somali men who have been training for the past few months in neighboring Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Sudan are now reinforcing the 6,000 to 10,000 troops, freshly armed and equipped, that will be led by General Gelle. What this means for the Somali people waits to be seen, but in all probability, it will involve more forced displacements and refugees seeking asylum.[Read More]
Written by eldering at Wisdom in Action
Tagged with: al_quaeda al_shahab djibouti mogadishu refugees somalia unhcr unicef
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