U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called on Al-Shabaab militia to allow food aid to reach freely into famine-hit areas, to save the lives of hundreds of thousands in southern Somalia.Clinton also announced that a senior U.S. team including Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, and U.S. Agency for International Development chief Rajiv Shah would travel to Kenya this weekend to assess the situation, Reuters say.Al-Shabaab militia which controls parts of Southern Somalia has denied the existence of famine in regions under their control.The militia has also refused aid agencies to operate in their areas, forcing millions to walk for days and weeks on end through the drought-ridden south to reach camp — and have a fighting chance for survival.Only the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has managed to distribute much needed humanitarian aid to drought-stricken people in Al-Shabaab held regions in southern Somalia.This comes days after the United States has eased rules on relief groups who may need to provide bribes to the terror group Al-Shabaab to save the lives of 2.2 million people on the brink of starvation in Somalia.
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