Somalis air views on country's conflict

In recent months residents of Somalia have struggled with a devastating drought on top of decades of armed conflict.

But the stories and views of Somalia's people have largely gone unreported. Using mobile phones and social media, Al Jazeera has carried out the largest ever survey of the Somali people, to find out what they have to say about the situation in their country.

Al Jazeera's Tarek Bazley reports.

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[NORDSTRAND83]

The war in Somalia is the fault of the West and their imperialism.

[narutospearman]

@NORDSTRAND83 Why don't they realize that, and come together?

[erishMudeZ]

now there is a new hope. they found oil there and Inshaallah (god willing) it will be mined this year and we will be united and every body will have some thing to do other than killing and fighting.

[MrSteinIsSublime]

@narutospearman because when they have done it in the past the west uses its proxy (Ethiopia) to commit war crimes upon them.

[howie1962]

@Megamass79

you must have me confused with your mother

[Megamass79]

@howie1962

Hey shemale go suck something faggot!

[howie1962]

the problem in Somalia is 3 fold

1. they need birth control

2. they need more ammunition to kill each other

3. Somaliis are worthless dogshit & dogshit can't be considered Muslim

[NusuKappeti]

Somalis have issues! First off their faith interferes with their education. There are many muslims in Saudi Arabia and the like but they are oil rich and mostly self reliant even if they live in a desert! With the Somalis, they follow blindly and hate anything or anyone foreign and refer to them as INFIDELS even without the education it takes to believe in ones faith! The cycle will repeat itself until the day they realise they have been blindfolded! Education, education and even more education!

[DowJones19]

@narutospearman Because they're also part of the problem. Actually, the main problem due clan feuds which started Somalia's downhill

[Delta4ms]

Things aren't as bad in Somaliland and they would like more recognition of that fact.

[evi1energy]

@ReignbowSmite

this is statism

this is what happens when your government only cares about the elite, all the foreign aid does nothing to help the people, but only lines the pocket of the few.

libertarian has nothing to do with this situation, these people don't even have a chance.

first they would need "freedom" (i use that loosely).

to claim liberty, means you are clueless to what it actually means.