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Residents load their belongings onto a donkey cart and a minibus as they flee their neighborhood in Mogadishu, Somalia (File)
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Residents load their belongings onto a donkey cart and a minibus as they flee their neighborhood in Mogadishu, Somalia (File)

Amnesty: Civilians in Somalia Not Adequately Protected

Amnesty International accuses government, AMISOM of failing to take enough precautions to ensure their weapons do not affect civilians

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