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February 19th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda According to a recent statement by UNHCR, more than 7,200 Somalis have been forced to flee the region over the past two weeks.
The Afgoye corridor, a 40-kilometre stretch of road northwest of the war torn Mogadishu, is home to about 400,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in sprawling settlements and makeshift camps.
Many Mogadishu residents have fled their homes for the Afgoye town in recent years as the African Union (AU) troops and al-Shabab fighters have been engaged in intense battles.
The Somali government says it has planned to tighten security and ensure safety of civilians.
“The government needs to plan on how to cater for the needs of these fresh arrivals in Mogadishu since it is its major obligation. We as a local administration are happy to receive them,” Mogadishu’s Deputy Security Chief Warsame Mohamed Hassan told Press TV.
Somalia has been without an effective central government and descended into chaos since 1991, when warlords overthrew former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.
The weak Western-backed transition government in Mogadishu has been battling al-Shabab fighters for the past five years, and is propped up by a 12,000-strong African Union force from Uganda, Burundi and Djibouti.
Somalia is one of the countries generating the highest number of refugees and internally displaced people in the world.
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