Saturday, April 17, 2010

Somali refugees tell of public amputations,For Somalis caught between Islamists and weak government, fleeing is only option

For Somalis caught between Islamists and weak government, fleeing is only option



Sayeed Ibrahim and his brother were accused of being thieves by al-Shabab, an Islamist movement in Somalia linked to al-Qaeda. The group then publicly amputated an arm and leg. Ibrahim now lives in Ifo, a refugee camp in northeastern Kenya. (Sudarsan Raghavan/The Washington Post)

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