Violence in Mogadishu in recent weeks has displaced some 37,000 people, swelling an internal refugee population of 1.1 million in Somalia, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) said on Monday.
Some 52 NGOs signed a statement expressing concern about the “devastating humanitarian crisis” and “horrendous” violence in Somalia, where Islamist insurgents are battling the government and its Ethiopian military backers. (Full Story)