Somalia: Expanding Crisis in the Horn of Africa - Testimony By Ted Dagne
- Author:
- Ted Dagne
- Publisher:
- U.S. House of Representatives - Committee On International Relations
- Publication Date:
- 29 June 2006
- Tags:
- Somalia, Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution, United States, Canada and Africa, Conflict, Peace and Security, International Terrorism, Religion, Human Rights, International Organizations and Africa, Conflict, Peace and Security
The recent fighting in Mogadishu between Islamic Courts Union (ICU) forces and the now defunct Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism (ARPCT), reportedly
formed in February 2006, complicates the political crisis in Somalia, but also represents an important shift in the balance of power in Mogadishu.