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Between the Lines
Posted Oct 6,2009
Clutching bowls, boys wait at a feeding center for what could be their only meal of the day—a soup of corn and lentils. Once aid groups handed out dry rations. Now they distribute food cooked, to avoid attracting looters. Photograph by Pascal Maitre
Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu is a war zone. Rival militias, al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam, as well as the Transitional Federal Government, fight for control of the city. Bombings, kidnappings, and shootings are part of everyday life. Ironically, the food centers run by the Somali nonprofit SAACID are some of the safest places to be.
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