Special Report: The State of Somalia
Mohammed Adow visits violence-ridden country to assess progress made by troops and militias in fighting al-Shabab.
Published On 5 Jul 2011
Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow is in Somalia to report on the conflict between the federal transitional government and al-Shabab, the anti-government group with links to al-Qaeda.
In the first two of five exclusive reports, he meets the Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama – followers of Sufism, or mystical Islam – a militia that has declared war against al-Shabab and is driving its fighters out of Mogadishu, the capital.
Adow has also blogged about life in the Horn of Africa nation: ‘If I was sane, I would have fled!’
| The human cost of Somalia’s civil war |
| Millions endure drought in Somalia |
| Somalia’s al-Shabab meet their match |
| Troops roll back al-Shabab fighters in capital |
Source: Al Jazeera