By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/slide-show-somalias-battle-scars Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Slide Show: Somalia’s Battle Scars World Jul 7, 2010 8:14 PM EDT Somalia has suffered from nearly two decades of civil war, piracy and now fighting between government forces and an Islamist rebel group called al-Shabab. For the past year or so, the transitional government received support as people viewed it as the best defense against the country becoming a haven for terrorists, but now there is a call for the international community to stop trying to shape events in Somalia because it hasn’t been working, said The New York Times’ East Africa bureau chief Jeffrey Gettleman. Gettleman describes more on Wednesday’s NewsHour. In the meantime, view images of how the fighting in Somalia has impacted the population: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko produced multimedia web features and broadcast reports with a focus on foreign affairs for the PBS NewsHour. She has reported in places such as Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Haiti, Sudan, Western Sahara, Guantanamo Bay, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Turkey, Germany and Ireland. @NewsHourWorld
Somalia has suffered from nearly two decades of civil war, piracy and now fighting between government forces and an Islamist rebel group called al-Shabab. For the past year or so, the transitional government received support as people viewed it as the best defense against the country becoming a haven for terrorists, but now there is a call for the international community to stop trying to shape events in Somalia because it hasn’t been working, said The New York Times’ East Africa bureau chief Jeffrey Gettleman. Gettleman describes more on Wednesday’s NewsHour. In the meantime, view images of how the fighting in Somalia has impacted the population: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now