US Willing To Aid Islamist Areas Of Famine-Hit Somalia, But With Conditions


US 'To Aid Islamist Areas Of Famine-Hit Somalia' -- BBC

The US has said it will send aid to famine-hit areas of Somalia controlled by the Islamist group al-Shabab.

But US aid officials say assurances must be given that the insurgents will not interfere with its distribution.

The US considers al-Shabab a terrorist group and last year stopped aid to the large area of Somalia it controls.

The UN has declared a famine in two areas of southern Somalia as the region experiences the worst drought in more than half a century.

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My Comment
: They could not pay me enough to take on such a job. That region of Somalia is one of the most dangerous in the world, and any foreigner would be too tempting of a target for kidnapping and extortion.

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