Somalia : the neglected civil war / produced by NHK.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Alexander Street Press.

Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai, producer.

Series:

Africa in the 21st Century.

Africa in the 21st Century

Filmakers library online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insurgency--Social aspects--Somalia.

Insurgency.

Social conflict--Somalia--History--21st century.

Social conflict.

Terrorism--Somalia.

Terrorism.

History.

Social aspects.

Somalia--Politics and government--1991-.

Somalia.

Politics and government.

Somalia--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Genre:

Documentary.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (49 min.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2002.

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

Independent since 1960, Somalia has seen virtually constant political upheaval. Chaos still reigns in the capital, Mogadishu, and throughout Somalia. Some eighty percent of the nation is under the power of guerrillas and local warlords. Taking advantage of the chaos, Islamic fundamentalist groups such as al Qaeda frequently infiltrate. Suspected to be the main financial source for al Qaeda, all assets in the al Barakaat bank, the country's main bank, were frozen and remittances from workers abroad to their families at home were stopped, which aggravated the confusion and deepened poverty in the nation. Finally, Somalia has become a target in the post-Afghanistan "war" against terrorism.

Notes:

Originally released as DVD.

Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).

Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2011. (Filmakers library online). Available via World Wide Web.

OCLC:

747799230

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.