title:Somalia – 3 Decades of Civil War
name:Hossein Fatemi (Panos Pictures)
somalia, Mogadishu, Nine year old Ayat who lost his left eye when he was caught up in fighting between al-Shabaab and government soldiers.
somalia, Mogadishu, An armed civilian patrols the streets in the Hamar Wayene district. The buildings display the damage of a civil war that has been running since 1991.
somalia, Mogadishu, A group of children and young men play with a football in the district of Hamar Wayene. The building in the background shows the scars of a civil war that has ravaged the country since 1991.
somalia, Mogadishu, A woman watches over her sleeping children at Badbaado, one of the many camps for IDPs (internally displaced persons) that have sprung up in and around the city. The Horn of Africa is currently suffering the worst famine in 60 years and a s a result people have been streaming into the war-torn city in search of food and medical aid.
somalia, Mogadishu, A three year old girl, who has severe malnutrition, lies naked, on the floor of a makeshift tent in a camp for IDPs (internally displaced persons). The Horn of Africa is currently suffering the worst famine in 60 years and a s a result people have been streaming into the war-torn city in search of food and medical aid.
somalia, Mogadishu, An elderly woman, walking with the aid of a stick, queues up for food at a World Food Program (WFP) distribution point at a camp for IDPs (internally displaced persons). The Horn of Africa is currently suffering the worst famine in 60 years and a s a result people have been streaming into the war-torn city in search of food and medical aid.
somalia, Mogadishu, An armed security guard stands among a crowd of people at Badbaado, one of the many camps for IDPs (internally displaced persons) that have sprung up in and around the city. The Horn of Africa is currently suffering the worst famine in 60 years and a s a result people have been streaming into the war-torn city in search of food and medical aid.
somalia, Mogadishu, An elderly man queues up for food at a World Food Program (WFP) distribution point in a camp for IDPs (internally displaced persons). The Horn of Africa is currently suffering the worst famine in 60 years and a s a result people have been streaming into the war-torn city in search of food and medical aid.
somalia, Mogadishu, A woman watches over a sleeping child at Badbaado, one of the many camps for IDPs (internally displaced persons) that have sprung up in and around the city. The Horn of Africa is currently suffering the worst famine in 60 years and a s a result people have been streaming into the war-torn city in search of food and medical aid.
somalia, Mogadishu, An armed soldier, patrolling the Hamar Wayene district, passes the wreckage of a tank, half sunk, into a crater in the road. Beyond, a line of camels walk along the same road. All around the buildings display the damage of a civil war that has been running since 1991.
somalia, Mogadishu, A member of staff at the Banadir Hospital holds an x-ray of Muhammed, a malnourished boy who is sitting on his mother’s lap. The east Africa is suffering the worst drought for 60 years and Somalia has been affected particularly severely.
somalia, Mogadishu, A malnourished child, being treated in Banadir Hospital. The Horn of Africa is currently suffering the worst famine in 60 years and a s a result people have been streaming into the war-torn city in search of food and medical aid.
somalia, Mogadishu, An armed soldier patrols the streets in the Hamar Wayene district. The buildings display the damage of a civil war that has been running since 1991.
somalia, Mogadishu, A malnourished child, being treated in Banadir Hospital. The Horn of Africa is currently suffering the worst famine in 60 years and a s a result people have been streaming into the war-torn city in search of food and medical aid.
somalia, Mogadishu, A man and a woman, seen from within a patrolling vehicle, greet each other on a street in central Mogadishu. All around them are buildings displaying the damage of a civil war that has been running since 1991.