somalia

In Dadaab, Kenya, newly arrived Somali refugees lined up for tents Thursday (July 21, 2011). Oli Scarff/Getty Images hide caption

Sarura Ali (right) covered her eyes from wind-blown dust as she stood with her six children outside a food distribution point in the Dadaab refugee camp in northeastern Kenya on Tuesday (July 5, 2011). Sarura, her husband and their children trekked for eight days from their home in Sakow, Somalia. War and drought are forcing many Somalis to take desperate measures. Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

A pirate stands on sandy dunes just outside the central Somali coastal town of Hobyo as he watches the outline of a hijacked ship anchored off the coast on August 20, 2010. ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images/AFP hide caption

Eastleigh is known as “Little Mogadishu.” It’s a Somali neighborhood of mud roads, open sewers and intrigue. Frank Langfitt/NPR hide caption

European soldiers are training 2,000 Somalis to help build a national army to defend a weak, Western-backed government in Mogadishu. Frank Langfitt hide caption

The view of the beach from an abandoned hotel in Mogadishu. Frank Langfitt hide caption