Somalia Current Conditions and Prospects for a Lasting Peace

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armed Forces.

Foreign relations.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Provides background on violence in Somalia, and assesses prospects for stability and peace. Discusses recent developments, U.S.-Somalia relations, human rights and humanitarian conditions, Al-Shabaab and the Islamic Movements, and Hizbul Islam leader Sheik Sharif Hassan Aweys. Reviews the peacekeeping mission, political developments, security conditions, Somali piracy, and policy options. Covers the Islamic Courts Union forces, including top leaders, the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia, Al-Ittihad, background 1991-2006, and Ethiopia-Somalia relations

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. Somalia

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-FDT-0459

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