Somalia

Associated Press

Somalia

Since January 2007, a resurgence of deadly violence has been devastating Somalia, killing up to tens of thousands and displacing millions of innocent, non-combatant civilians.

Somali insurgents, the transitional government's armed forces, and intervening Ethiopian troops have all been destroying the lives of civilians throughout the country, particularly in Mogadishu, with indiscriminate bombings and egregious crimes against humanity.

The United Nations called the current situation in Somalia the "world's worst humanitarian disaster."

More than 1 million people have been displaced, and more than 2 million require food aid.

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