Somalia is one of the most, if not the most, fragile nations on
Earth. It has been an incredibly difficult country to
govern ever since the civil war tore the country apart in 1991. It
suffers from the massive displacement of people, hundreds of thousands
of refugees, lack of sufficient public services, and warring factions
and clans. To make matters worse, a severe drought has ravaged Somalia,
leaving 6 million people--half of the nation's population--facing food
shortages. The combination of instability, lack of security, and
shortage of goods and services has enabled terrorist groups like al-
Shabaab--widely believed to be the culprit in this attack--to gain a
foothold in Somalia.
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