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Two children take a break from training at the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES. Two children take a break from training at the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

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A Somali man stands inside a derelict building in the Abdul-Aziz district of the Somali capital Mogadishu 09 November 2012. The United Nations Security Council on November 7 renewed the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping force for a further four months to continue providing support to the Government of Somalia in its efforts to bring peace and stability to the Horn of African country. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A Somali man stands inside a derelict building in the Abdul-Aziz district of the Somali capital Mogadishu 09 November 2012. The United Nations Security Council on November 7 renewed the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping force for a further four months to continue providing support to the Government of Somalia in its efforts to bring peace and stability to the Horn of African country. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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A money exchanger counts Somali shilling notes on the streets of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Millions of people in the Horn of Africa nation Somalia rely on money sent from their relatives and friends abroad in the form of remittances in order to survive, but it is feared that a decision by Barclays Bank to close the accounts of some of the biggest Somali money transfer firms – due to be announced this week - will have a devastating effect on the country and its people. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), an estimated $1.6 billion US dollars is sent back annually by Somalis living in Europe and North America. Some money transfer companies in Somalia have been accused of being used by pirates to launder money received form ransoms as well as used by Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group al Shabaab group to fund their terrorist activities and operations in Somalia and the wider East African region. AU/UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A money exchanger counts Somali shilling notes on the streets of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Millions of people in the Horn of Africa nation Somalia rely on money sent from their relatives and friends abroad in the form of remittances in order to survive, but it is feared that a decision by Barclays Bank to close the accounts of some of the biggest Somali money transfer firms – due to be announced this week - will have a devastating effect on the country and its people. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), an estimated $1.6 billion US dollars is sent back annually by Somalis living in Europe and North America. Some money transfer companies in Somalia have been accused of being used by pirates to launder money received form ransoms as well as used by Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group al Shabaab group to fund their terrorist activities and operations in Somalia and the wider East African region. AU/UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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Construction workers work on a building in the Medina district of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. Construction workers work on a building in the Medina district of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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A tailor works on the street outside his shop in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A tailor works on the street outside his shop in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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Two women walk past bombed-out and destroyed buildings in the Boondheere district of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. Two women walk past bombed-out and destroyed buildings in the Boondheere district of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

Somalia 3d flag

Somalia 3d flag isolated on white background

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A Somali boy plays football on Lido Beach in the Kaaraan district of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A Somali boy plays football on Lido Beach in the Kaaraan district of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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General street scene in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. General street scene in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

Cave paintings and petroglyphs Laas Geel near Hargeisa Somalia

Cave paintings and petroglyphs Laas Geel near Hargeisa Somalia

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A money exchanger counts Somali shilling notes on the streets of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Millions of people in the Horn of Africa nation Somalia rely on money sent from their relatives and friends abroad in the form of remittances in order to survive, but it is feared that a decision by Barclays Bank to close the accounts of some of the biggest Somali money transfer firms – due to be announced this week - will have a devastating effect on the country and its people. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), an estimated $1.6 billion US dollars is sent back annually by Somalis living in Europe and North America. Some money transfer companies in Somalia have been accused of being used by pirates to launder money received form ransoms as well as used by Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group al Shabaab group to fund their terrorist activities and operations in Somalia and the wider East African region. AU/UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A money exchanger counts Somali shilling notes on the streets of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Millions of people in the Horn of Africa nation Somalia rely on money sent from their relatives and friends abroad in the form of remittances in order to survive, but it is feared that a decision by Barclays Bank to close the accounts of some of the biggest Somali money transfer firms – due to be announced this week - will have a devastating effect on the country and its people. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), an estimated $1.6 billion US dollars is sent back annually by Somalis living in Europe and North America. Some money transfer companies in Somalia have been accused of being used by pirates to launder money received form ransoms as well as used by Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group al Shabaab group to fund their terrorist activities and operations in Somalia and the wider East African region. AU/UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

Aerial view to Hargeisa, biggest city of Somaliland Somalia

Aerial view to Hargeisa, biggest city of Somaliland Somalia

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A boy sits on Lido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia, as people swim in the water and walk along the beach on April 15. Despite the continued threat of al Shabaab in Somalia, much of daily life in Mogadishu has returned to normal. AU UN IST / TOBIN JONES. A boy sits on Lido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia, as people swim in the water and walk along the beach on April 15. Despite the continued threat of al Shabaab in Somalia, much of daily life in Mogadishu has returned to normal. AU UN IST / TOBIN JONES.

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Two children take a break during practice at the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES. Two children take a break during practice at the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

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General street scene in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. General street scene in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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A young child looks on as older boys play football next to an IDP camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES. A young child looks on as older boys play football next to an IDP camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

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A Somali boy sits on building materials in front of a derelict building in the Abdul-Aziz district of the Somali capital Mogadishu 09 November 2012. The United Nations Security Council on November 7 renewed the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping force for a further four months to continue providing support to the Government of Somalia in its efforts to bring peace and stability to the Horn of African country. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A Somali boy sits on building materials in front of a derelict building in the Abdul-Aziz district of the Somali capital Mogadishu 09 November 2012. The United Nations Security Council on November 7 renewed the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping force for a further four months to continue providing support to the Government of Somalia in its efforts to bring peace and stability to the Horn of African country. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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Children line up before the start of the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES. Children line up before the start of the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

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SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photograph taken 15 July 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 22 July, workers at Kismayo Seaport in southern Somalia pray during the holy month of Ramadan. AU-UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN. SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photograph taken 15 July 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 22 July, workers at Kismayo Seaport in southern Somalia pray during the holy month of Ramadan. AU-UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN.

Geographic map of Somalia with important cities

Geographic map of Somalia with important cities

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Bundles of Somali shilling notes are seen at a money exchangers stall on the streets of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Millions of people in the Horn of Africa nation Somalia rely on money sent from their relatives and friends abroad in the form of remittances in order to survive, but it is feared that a decision by Barclays Bank to close the accounts of some of the biggest Somali money transfer firms – due to be announced this week - will have a devastating effect on the country and its people. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), an estimated $1.6 billion US dollars is sent back annually by Somalis living in Europe and North America. Some money transfer companies in Somalia have been accused of being used by pirates to launder money received form ransoms as well as used by Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group al Shabaab group to fund their terrorist activities and operations in Somalia and the wider East African region. AU/UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. Bundles of Somali shilling notes are seen at a money exchangers stall on the streets of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Millions of people in the Horn of Africa nation Somalia rely on money sent from their relatives and friends abroad in the form of remittances in order to survive, but it is feared that a decision by Barclays Bank to close the accounts of some of the biggest Somali money transfer firms – due to be announced this week - will have a devastating effect on the country and its people. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), an estimated $1.6 billion US dollars is sent back annually by Somalis living in Europe and North America. Some money transfer companies in Somalia have been accused of being used by pirates to launder money received form ransoms as well as used by Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group al Shabaab group to fund their terrorist activities and operations in Somalia and the wider East African region. AU/UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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Children sing the national anthem before the start of the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES. Children sing the national anthem before the start of the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

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Spectators look on at the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES. Spectators look on at the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

Silk Somalia Flag

Silk Somalia Flag

Somalia map

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A man sits at the bases of the newly renovated Monument to the Unknown Warrior in the Boondheere district of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A man sits at the bases of the newly renovated Monument to the Unknown Warrior in the Boondheere district of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photogaph taken 12 October 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 15 October, Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) patrol the streets of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. October 16 marks two years since the Kenya Defense Force first intervened in Somalia under Operation Linda Nchi - meaning Operation Protect the Country in Kiswahili - following a series of kidnappings and cross-border raids along the Kenya-Somalia border by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Al Shabaab. KDF forces were fully integrated into the African Union mission on 22 February 2012 and saw them capture the strategically and economiclly important port city of Kismayo from Al Shabaab in early October 2012 after a sustained 6-month advance across southern Somalia. AU/UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN. SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photogaph taken 12 October 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 15 October, Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) patrol the streets of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. October 16 marks two years since the Kenya Defense Force first intervened in Somalia under Operation Linda Nchi - meaning Operation Protect the Country in Kiswahili - following a series of kidnappings and cross-border raids along the Kenya-Somalia border by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Al Shabaab. KDF forces were fully integrated into the African Union mission on 22 February 2012 and saw them capture the strategically and economiclly important port city of Kismayo from Al Shabaab in early October 2012 after a sustained 6-month advance across southern Somalia. AU/UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN.

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SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photograph taken 16 July 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 22 July, soldiers from the Kenyan Contingent serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) man a water purifying unit inside a miltary base near the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. AU-UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN. SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photograph taken 16 July 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 22 July, soldiers from the Kenyan Contingent serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) man a water purifying unit inside a miltary base near the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. AU-UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN.

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Civilians walk past bombed-out and destroyed buildings in the Boondheere district of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. Civilians walk past bombed-out and destroyed buildings in the Boondheere district of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

Somalia map and flag pin

Somalia map and flag pin

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SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photograph taken 15 July 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 22 July, a boat that transport food and produce is seen in the harbour of Kismayo seaport in southern Somalia. AU-UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN. SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photograph taken 15 July 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 22 July, a boat that transport food and produce is seen in the harbour of Kismayo seaport in southern Somalia. AU-UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN.

Shores of Somalia

Shores of Somalia

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A Somali boy holds a shirt aloft to dry in the wind at Lido Beach in the Abdul-Aziz district of the Somali capital Mogadishu 09 November 2012. Lido Beach has become a popular spot on Friday's with hundreds of Somalis since the withdrawal in August 2011 of the Al-Qaeda affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab who had banned any such social gatherings between men and women. The United Nations Security Council on November 7 renewed the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping force for a further four months to continue providing support to the Government of Somalia in its efforts to bring peace and stability to the Horn of African country. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A Somali boy holds a shirt aloft to dry in the wind at Lido Beach in the Abdul-Aziz district of the Somali capital Mogadishu 09 November 2012. Lido Beach has become a popular spot on Friday's with hundreds of Somalis since the withdrawal in August 2011 of the Al-Qaeda affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab who had banned any such social gatherings between men and women. The United Nations Security Council on November 7 renewed the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping force for a further four months to continue providing support to the Government of Somalia in its efforts to bring peace and stability to the Horn of African country. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

Cave paintings Laas Geel rock exterior near Hargeisa Somalia

Cave paintings Laas Geel rock exterior near Hargeisa Somalia

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Round Flag of Somalia With Glossy Effect

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Children play football next to an IDP camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES. Children play football next to an IDP camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

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Children attend the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES. Children attend the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

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SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photograph taken 15 July 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 22 July, a man injured during recent fighting in Kismayo is seen with his son on a bed inside Kismayo hospital in southern Somalia. during a visit by members of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). AU-UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN. SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photograph taken 15 July 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 22 July, a man injured during recent fighting in Kismayo is seen with his son on a bed inside Kismayo hospital in southern Somalia. during a visit by members of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). AU-UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN.

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SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photograph taken 15 July 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 22 July, a man alights from a commuter taxi as an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy passes throught the centre of Kismayo in southern Somalia. AU-UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN. SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photograph taken 15 July 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 22 July, a man alights from a commuter taxi as an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy passes throught the centre of Kismayo in southern Somalia. AU-UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN.

Cave Laas Geel rock interior near Hargeisa, Somalia

Cave Laas Geel rock interior near Hargeisa, Somalia

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A sales attendent folds a football shirt in a clothing and footwear shop in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A sales attendent folds a football shirt in a clothing and footwear shop in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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A shopkeeper is seen in a clothing and footwear shop in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A shopkeeper is seen in a clothing and footwear shop in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

Somalia the war of mogadishu

Somalia the war of mogadishu

Cave paintings Laas Geel rock exterior near Hargeisa Somalia

Cave paintings Laas Geel rock exterior near Hargeisa Somalia

Two Somalia giraffes eat the leaves of acacia trees

Two Somalia giraffes eat the leaves of acacia trees

Aerial view to Hargeisa, biggest city of Somaliland Somalia

Aerial view to Hargeisa, biggest city of Somaliland Somalia

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SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photogaph taken 12 October 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 15 October, Somali civilians walk down a street during a patrol by Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. October 16 marks two years since the Kenya Defense Force first intervened in Somalia under Operation Linda Nchi - meaning Operation Protect the Country in Kiswahili - following a series of kidnappings and cross-border raids along the Kenya-Somalia border by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Al Shabaab. KDF forces were fully integrated into the African Union mission on 22 February 2012 and saw them capture the strategically and economiclly important port city of Kismayo from Al Shabaab in early October 2012 after a sustained 6-month advance across southern Somalia. AU/UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN. SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photogaph taken 12 October 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 15 October, Somali civilians walk down a street during a patrol by Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. October 16 marks two years since the Kenya Defense Force first intervened in Somalia under Operation Linda Nchi - meaning Operation Protect the Country in Kiswahili - following a series of kidnappings and cross-border raids along the Kenya-Somalia border by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Al Shabaab. KDF forces were fully integrated into the African Union mission on 22 February 2012 and saw them capture the strategically and economiclly important port city of Kismayo from Al Shabaab in early October 2012 after a sustained 6-month advance across southern Somalia. AU/UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN.

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SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photogaph taken 12 October 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 15 October, Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) patrol the streets of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. October 16 marks two years since the Kenya Defense Force first intervened in Somalia under Operation Linda Nchi - meaning Operation Protect the Country in Kiswahili - following a series of kidnappings and cross-border raids along the Kenya-Somalia border by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Al Shabaab. KDF forces were fully integrated into the African Union mission on 22 February 2012 and saw them capture the strategically and economiclly important port city of Kismayo from Al Shabaab in early October 2012 after a sustained 6-month advance across southern Somalia. AU/UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN. SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photogaph taken 12 October 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 15 October, Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) patrol the streets of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. October 16 marks two years since the Kenya Defense Force first intervened in Somalia under Operation Linda Nchi - meaning Operation Protect the Country in Kiswahili - following a series of kidnappings and cross-border raids along the Kenya-Somalia border by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Al Shabaab. KDF forces were fully integrated into the African Union mission on 22 February 2012 and saw them capture the strategically and economiclly important port city of Kismayo from Al Shabaab in early October 2012 after a sustained 6-month advance across southern Somalia. AU/UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN.

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Billboards displaying advertisements for international money transfer companies, are seen new the Kilometre 4 junction in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Millions of people in the Horn of Africa nation Somalia rely on money sent from their relatives and friends abroad in the form of remittances in order to survive, but it is feared that a decision by Barclays Bank to close the accounts of some of the biggest Somali money transfer firms – due to be announced this week - will have a devastating effect on the country and its people. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), an estimated $1.6 billion US dollars is sent back annually by Somalis living in Europe and North America. Some money transfer companies in Somalia have been accused of being used by pirates to launder money received form ransoms as well as used by Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group al Shabaab group to fund their terrorist activities and operations in Somalia and the wider East African region. AU/UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. Billboards displaying advertisements for international money transfer companies, are seen new the Kilometre 4 junction in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Millions of people in the Horn of Africa nation Somalia rely on money sent from their relatives and friends abroad in the form of remittances in order to survive, but it is feared that a decision by Barclays Bank to close the accounts of some of the biggest Somali money transfer firms – due to be announced this week - will have a devastating effect on the country and its people. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), an estimated $1.6 billion US dollars is sent back annually by Somalis living in Europe and North America. Some money transfer companies in Somalia have been accused of being used by pirates to launder money received form ransoms as well as used by Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group al Shabaab group to fund their terrorist activities and operations in Somalia and the wider East African region. AU/UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

Mosque in Berbera, biggest port city of Somaliland, Somalia

Mosque in Berbera, biggest port city of Somaliland, Somalia

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A woman walks past Somali children standing in front of a derelict building in the Abdul-Aziz district of the Somali capital Mogadishu 09 November 2012. The United Nations Security Council on November 7 renewed the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping force for a further four months to continue providing support to the Government of Somalia in its efforts to bring peace and stability to the Horn of African country. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A woman walks past Somali children standing in front of a derelict building in the Abdul-Aziz district of the Somali capital Mogadishu 09 November 2012. The United Nations Security Council on November 7 renewed the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping force for a further four months to continue providing support to the Government of Somalia in its efforts to bring peace and stability to the Horn of African country. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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Somali children hold their shirts aloft to dry in the wind at Lido Beach in the Abdul-Aziz district of the Somali capital Mogadishu 09 November 2012. Lido Beach has become a popular spot on Friday's with hundreds of Somalis since the withdrawal in August 2011 of the Al-Qaeda affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab who had banned any such social gatherings between men and women. The United Nations Security Council on November 7 renewed the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping force for a further four months to continue providing support to the Government of Somalia in its efforts to bring peace and stability to the Horn of African country. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. Somali children hold their shirts aloft to dry in the wind at Lido Beach in the Abdul-Aziz district of the Somali capital Mogadishu 09 November 2012. Lido Beach has become a popular spot on Friday's with hundreds of Somalis since the withdrawal in August 2011 of the Al-Qaeda affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab who had banned any such social gatherings between men and women. The United Nations Security Council on November 7 renewed the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping force for a further four months to continue providing support to the Government of Somalia in its efforts to bring peace and stability to the Horn of African country. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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Children have fun at the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES. Children have fun at the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

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A young boy looks out over boats anchored off Lido Beach in the Kaaraan district of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A young boy looks out over boats anchored off Lido Beach in the Kaaraan district of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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A child headers a ball during practice at the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES. A child headers a ball during practice at the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

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A street vendor displays his produce in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A street vendor displays his produce in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photogaph taken 12 October 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 15 October, a Somali man walks down a street during a patrol by Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. October 16 marks two years since the Kenya Defense Force first intervened in Somalia under Operation Linda Nchi - meaning Operation Protect the Country in Kiswahili - following a series of kidnappings and cross-border raids along the Kenya-Somalia border by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Al Shabaab. KDF forces were fully integrated into the African Union mission on 22 February 2012 and saw them capture the strategically and economiclly important port city of Kismayo from Al Shabaab in early October 2012 after a sustained 6-month advance across southern Somalia. AU/UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN. SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photogaph taken 12 October 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 15 October, a Somali man walks down a street during a patrol by Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. October 16 marks two years since the Kenya Defense Force first intervened in Somalia under Operation Linda Nchi - meaning Operation Protect the Country in Kiswahili - following a series of kidnappings and cross-border raids along the Kenya-Somalia border by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Al Shabaab. KDF forces were fully integrated into the African Union mission on 22 February 2012 and saw them capture the strategically and economiclly important port city of Kismayo from Al Shabaab in early October 2012 after a sustained 6-month advance across southern Somalia. AU/UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN.

Wild of somalia

Wild of somalia

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A woman shops at a roadside stall in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. A woman shops at a roadside stall in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. 06 August marks 2 years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government.. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

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Children practice their dribbling skills at the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES. Children practice their dribbling skills at the FIFA Football Festival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 19. FIFA, having had no presence in Somalia for the last 26 years, today held its first training session in Mogadishu since the country fell into civil war. Illegal under al Shabab, football has made a huge comeback in Somalia, with Mogadishu's streets literally filling up with children each afternoon as they come out to play the game. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

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SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photogaph taken 12 October 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 15 October, a plain-clothed member of the Somali security services crosses a street at an inter-section during a patrol by Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. October 16 marks two years since the Kenya Defense Force first intervened in Somalia under Operation Linda Nchi - meaning Operation Protect the Country in Kiswahili - following a series of kidnappings and cross-border raids along the Kenya-Somalia border by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Al Shabaab. KDF forces were fully integrated into the African Union mission on 22 February 2012 and saw them capture the strategically and economiclly important port city of Kismayo from Al Shabaab in early October 2012 after a sustained 6-month advance across southern Somalia. AU/UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN. SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photogaph taken 12 October 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 15 October, a plain-clothed member of the Somali security services crosses a street at an inter-section during a patrol by Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. October 16 marks two years since the Kenya Defense Force first intervened in Somalia under Operation Linda Nchi - meaning Operation Protect the Country in Kiswahili - following a series of kidnappings and cross-border raids along the Kenya-Somalia border by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Al Shabaab. KDF forces were fully integrated into the African Union mission on 22 February 2012 and saw them capture the strategically and economiclly important port city of Kismayo from Al Shabaab in early October 2012 after a sustained 6-month advance across southern Somalia. AU/UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN.

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SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photogaph taken 12 October 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 15 October, a man rides a donkey-drawn cart down a street during a patrol by Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. October 16 marks two years since the Kenya Defense Force first intervened in Somalia under Operation Linda Nchi - meaning Operation Protect the Country in Kiswahili - following a series of kidnappings and cross-border raids along the Kenya-Somalia border by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Al Shabaab. KDF forces were fully integrated into the African Union mission on 22 February 2012 and saw them capture the strategically and economiclly important port city of Kismayo from Al Shabaab in early October 2012 after a sustained 6-month advance across southern Somalia. AU/UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN. SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a photogaph taken 12 October 2013 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 15 October, a man rides a donkey-drawn cart down a street during a patrol by Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. October 16 marks two years since the Kenya Defense Force first intervened in Somalia under Operation Linda Nchi - meaning Operation Protect the Country in Kiswahili - following a series of kidnappings and cross-border raids along the Kenya-Somalia border by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Al Shabaab. KDF forces were fully integrated into the African Union mission on 22 February 2012 and saw them capture the strategically and economiclly important port city of Kismayo from Al Shabaab in early October 2012 after a sustained 6-month advance across southern Somalia. AU/UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN.

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