International Medical Corps Offices in Somalia’s Central Region Looted; Activities Suspended

Armed men identifying themselves as Al-Shabab, a splinter group of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), invaded four International Medical Corps (IMC) offices in the Bakool and Bay regions of Somalia on Wednesday. Al-Shabab demanded keys to all offices and warehouses and in the subsequent two days looted IMC property from all four sites, including drugs, medical supplies, equipment and supplementary and therapeutic food intended for malnourished children. No IMC staff was injured during the course of these attacks.

Special Report On Human Rights In Somalia

All rights including human rights were drastically violated in the ignorant-torn Somalia. No rights were reserved for anyone – especially those who remained in Mogadishu and its surroundings after fierce war erupted between the Ethiopian and Somali government forces and the opposition groups.