Somalia: Lawlessness, Piracy, And A Few Mortar Rounds

October 22nd, 2009 (5) Posted By Hardball1911.

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AP
By Mohamed Olad Hassan
MOGADISHU, Somalia—Mortars slammed into Somalia’s capital Thursday, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 25, Mogadishu’s ambulance service said.

Ali Muse, a spokesman for the ambulance service, said the shelling started Thursday morning. Somalia’s capital sees near-daily bloodshed as insurgents try to overthrow the government and push out African Union peacekeepers.

Somalia has not had an effective government for 18 years, since warlords overthrew longtime dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. The warlords then turned on each other, plunging the Horn of Africa nation into chaos and anarchy. Many fear the country could become a haven for terrorists.

A powerful insurgent group with links to al-Qaida is fighting to overthrow the fragile U.N.-backed government. The extremist group controls much of southern Somalia.

Somalia’s lawlessness has also allowed piracy to flourish off its coast, making the waterway one of the most dangerous in the world.

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  • Nikki

    yes, they are kids, as shown in the picture above … by the time they reach 12 they have been at the coffee house bragging about how many people they have killed. yes, they are connected to AQ. yes, they are recruiting from US cities and somali diaspora. yes, there is a US military compound within range of them, Camp Lemonier. while an attack on that camp is possible, it is more likely that al-Shitkabob will attack the Sea Bees while doing humanitarian ops in the region. matter of time, kids. just a matter of time and it is coming.

    • solomonpal

      And they continue to let these scum into this country…Many under Bush’s watch. WHF over?

  • Bobby E

    Bill Clinton still has blood on his hands from his frikken ‘Hollywood’ war there.

  • USMCTANKS

    Nuke the worthless goat rapers…..simple huh? Or at the very least B-52′s……that will make just about anybody shit their pants. Who cares they’re muslims.

  • cold soldier

    The picture looks like every street corner in Detriot