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Somalia : the neglected civil war / produced by NHK.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Africa in the 21st Century
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Insurgency--Social aspects--Somalia.
- Insurgency.
- Social conflict--Somalia--History--21st century.
- Social conflict.
- Terrorism--Somalia.
- Terrorism.
- Somalia--Politics and government--1991-.
- Somalia.
- Somalia--Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Documentary.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (49 min.).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2002.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in 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).
- OCLC:
- 747799230
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