Bible Of Wars. Part III - Somali Civil War.

Yes, maybe Somalia is a place in Africa and maybe you don't really care about this country.
But this conflict is awful and "loud". And everyone has to know about it.

Somali Civil War began in 1991. It is another conflict that lasts for a long, long time.
Some factions began competing for influence in Somalia. War started following the overthrow of the dictator Siad Barre. The whole nation was not controlled. Somalia hasn't got a government since 1991.

http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Ebg95g2PJGs/s/750/750/Somalia-conflict-008.jpg

United Nation (UN) sent a peace-keeping mission to Somalia to help people in 1993. UN troops died, 31 soldiers from USA died too.

In 2004 Transitional Federal Government was established. In 2006 it assumed control of most of the nation's southern conflict zones.

In 2011 started one of the final stages in Somali Civil War - a coordinated military operation between the Somali military and multinational forces.

http://ednahospital.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/somaliland_mass_grave_civil_war_1997.jpg

During the first year of the civil war 300 000 people died of starvation. More than 500 000 have died until now. Nearly 35% of all children born in Somalia die before their fifth birthday.


This conflict will probably end soon but it has killed too many people. So many happy children would be raised without this war. So many people would still be alive. Are these bloody conflicts worth it?

It's our choice too.

Information -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Somali_Civil_War
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/7478-somalia