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Somalia: Mogadishu IDPs suffer extortion, eviction

by IRIN News

Already struggling to access sporadic humanitarian assistance, internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Somali capital Mogadishu are also facing eviction by returning landowners and unscrupulous camp “gatekeepers” who siphon away what little aid is received, a new report says.  Photo: Kated Holt/IRIN News

Already struggling to access sporadic humanitarian assistance, internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Somali capital Mogadishu are also facing eviction by returning landowners and unscrupulous camp “gatekeepers” who siphon away what little aid is received, a new report says.

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