Human rights group Amnesty International says civilians are completely at the mercy of armed groups in Somalia.
In a new report it says the situation is "dire" in the centre and the south with government troops, their Ethiopian allies and other armed groups "out of control". They carry out killings, torture, rape, beatings, arbitrary detention and forced disappearances. Troops shot two Somalis dead on Monday in a protest over rising food prices and fake currency. People who have visited the capital, Mogadishu, recently say parts of it are deserted, but Amnesty says residents fleeing the city are prey for armed bandits. Even in refugee camps Somalis face attack. Amnesty says no one is offering them any protection.
(Deutsche Somali troops 'out of control' ...
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