Street battles in Somali capital amid famine help (AP)

Your Health Matters

Four-year-old Said Nor, a malnourished child from southern Somalia sits in camp in Mogadishu Somalia Thursday July, 28, 2011. Heavy fighting erupted Thursday in Somalia's capital as African Union peacekeepers launched an offensive aimed at protecting famine relief efforts from attacks by al-Qaida-linked militants, officials said. The al-Shabab militants already have killed men who tried to escape the famine with their families, saying it is better to starve than accept help from the West. The World Food Program says it cannot reach 2.2 million people in need of aid in the militant-controlled areas in southern Somalia because of insecurity. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)AP – African Union troops fought house-to-house battles with militants Thursday to clear space for aid groups bringing in food supplies after intelligence reports showed insurgents reinforcing for a possible attack on squalid camps of famine refugees.

facebookShare on Facebook
TwitterTweet
FollowFollow us
PinterestSave