Somalia: IDPs Out of Food, More Clashes in Beletweyne

Nairobi — Clashes between insurgents and government troops in Beletweyne, Hiiraan region of central Somalia, have created serious food scarcities in the town, hitting thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) hardest, locals said.

"Already, two children are said to have died of hunger; many others are malnourished," a journalist, who requested anonymity, told IRIN on 1 August. "Most of the displaced are now resorting to eating fruit from the acacia trees - the only accessible thing."

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