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'''Mogadishu''' is the largest city, largest port, and official capital of [[Somalia]], in [[East Africa]] | '''Mogadishu''' is the largest city, largest port, and official capital of [[Somalia]], in [[East Africa]]. Its security is sufficiently poor to make it dysfynctional as a city. The situation involves more than street crime; there is active fighting. <ref>{{citation | ||
| title = Somalia: Unreliable Calm Returns to Warring Zones in Mogadishu | | title = Somalia: Unreliable Calm Returns to Warring Zones in Mogadishu | ||
| date = 18 June 2009 | | date = 18 June 2009 | ||
| publisher = AllAfrica Global Media | | publisher = AllAfrica Global Media | ||
| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/200906180157.html}}</ref> | | url = http://allafrica.com/stories/200906180157.html}}</ref> It has been abandoned by half or more of its roughly 1 million residents. <ref name=BBC2008-10-06>{{citation | ||
| ritle = Somali 'ghost city' wracked by war | |||
| date = 6 October 2008 | |||
| journal = BBC News | |||
|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7651776.stm}}</ref> | |||
==Current situation== | |||
According to the [[UN High Commissioner on Refugees]], the last round of fighting started on May 8. At least 20,000 residents have been displaced; see [[Mogadishu/External Links]] for a map. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 02:31, 7 December 2009
Mogadishu is the largest city, largest port, and official capital of Somalia, in East Africa. Its security is sufficiently poor to make it dysfynctional as a city. The situation involves more than street crime; there is active fighting. [1] It has been abandoned by half or more of its roughly 1 million residents. [2]
Current situation
According to the UN High Commissioner on Refugees, the last round of fighting started on May 8. At least 20,000 residents have been displaced; see Mogadishu/External Links for a map.
References
- ↑ Somalia: Unreliable Calm Returns to Warring Zones in Mogadishu, AllAfrica Global Media, 18 June 2009
- ↑ BBC News, 6 October 2008