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 peacekeeping mission, political developments, security conditions, Somali piracy, and policy options. Provides information on significant events between 2006-2008, Islamic Courts Union forces, top leaders, the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia, Al-Ittihad, Somalia background from 1991-2006, Ethiopia-Somalia relations, and relevant legislation

Notes:

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Other Format:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-FDT-0847

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