Fighting in Mogadishu causes people to flee
Mohamed Ige Mohamed
Fighting started in the Somali capital,
Mogadishu, has caused a huge displacement of people. A report by
Elman human rights organization stated that 381 people were killed
and 1165 were injured where 5991 displaced from their homes, those
who displaced reached as far as the border with Kenya.
The fighting was between the Somali federal
Transitional Government (TFG) supported by Ethiopian troops against
the insurgents.
A ceasefire has been agreed by Ethiopian
officials and elders of Mogadishu. But many people doubt the
ceasefire would be effective because Mogadishu has been center of
most conflicts in Somalia.
At least 28 dead bodies were in people’s
residences. Other dead and injured were on the streets. There was
little help for the injures, according to observers.
The situation in Mogadishu is, however
relatively. People are returning to their homes. But FTG prime
minister, Ali Mohamed Geedi, said refugees who lived in government
buildings may not come back to the buildings. This has left them
stranded and suffering from diseases caused by rains and children
suffering from cholera. The refugees need help in form of food,
blankets, clothes and medicines.