Al-Shabaab's Famine - Somalia

4 million Somalis in danger of starvation

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In this report we bring you the first al-Shabaab interview with a Western news organisation since the UN declared famine in Somalia. They claim there is no crisis, but shocking images tell the real story.

"Although we've saved many lives, 4,5 or 6 children die every day", says Doctor Abdalla Bulle. This is the result of a political deadlock, which has meant that aid is only trickling into an area hit by the worst drought in 60 years. Many aid agencies have pulled out of al-Shabaab areas and international donors are unwilling to rush in money, fearing it will end up in the hands of militants. Al-Shabaab deny they are hindering the aid effort: "we have only refused those who were doing more harm than good, and those with political agendas", a spokesman tells us. Indeed, on the ground aid workers seem more concerned with a lack of foreign aid than with AS interference. "There is no fear that aid agency funds are going to al-Shabaab. It's not humane that we can't access funds because of this fear", Hassan from Islamic Relief says. They, like other aid agencies here, maintain that they fully control the distribution of their aid. Some refugees say the group is controlling their movements, but there remains little evidence of corruption. To stop the disaster a full-scale rescue effort is needed, but while the argument over access goes on, the people's long wait continues.

August 2011

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[haha1488666]

6:27 give me some fooood lol

[WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

@UnitedUmmahinshAllah

RUBBISH. Al Shabaab are 100% to blame for making the situation worse and stealing food from helpless civilians. History will condemn them for the thousands who perish in this famine.

[arnaz4]

Al Shabab need to get a live and stay out a this for the sake of this children

[ZobaK1]

@bequietandlistentome no sir, the main problem is Islam....

[bequietandlistentome]

@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 No actually it was Black people faults for reproducing like cockroaches by having 10 kids when they should only be having 2.

[bequietandlistentome]

The reason Somalia had a famine is because Black people breed like cockroaches so there isn't enough food to go around solution to solve this problem don't reproduce like cockroaches only have like 2 kids and thats it. Blacks are also responsible for overpopulation because they reproduce like cockroaches blame them it was there own fault and they know what they need to do to stop it... Have less kids.

[TaleFreedom]

@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 RUBBISH.every one in Somalia know that the WFP sell the aid for business men then they sell it in black market and they divide the profits between them and only those who have money can buy it and the refugees will not take anything.

and those who are stealing the food is also thieves who work for another business men from Gov.t etc.Just google about the corruption of WFP and GOV.

so Al-Shabab are fighting this gangsters to let refugees have food and peace.

[1793fuji]

@haha1488666 why laughing about him?

[byJessCh]

I can't believe there are kids who don't eat for days, while i'm eating like a fat cow all day long.