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  • A teenage fighter for General Mohamed Farrah Aidid, on the south side of Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • An armed guard in a food warehouse. The port was looted after a firefight the night before, resulting in the deaths of dozens of people. Mogadishu, war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A young man with a gun overlooks the old port area destroyed by fighting in the old Arab quarter in Mogadishu, war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • Foreign aid workers (NGO's) on their day off go to the beach with armed guards.  Mogadishu, war-torn capital of Somalia. (1992).
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  • Foreign aid workers on their day off on their way to the beach with armed guards pass camels in Mogadishu, the war torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • One of General Aidid's tanks captured and disabled in a battle for Keysaney Hospital. Mogadishu, war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • Foreign Aid workers (NGO's) on their day off go to the beach with armed guards.  Mogadishu, war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • International Red Cross run Keysaney Hospital in Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A weapons and ammunition vendor at the Bekara market, the main public outdoor market in the South sector of Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • Getting water from Eeika Biiyaha, a mineral water factory tank in Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • Men looting copper phone wires. The scrap copper sells for $1.25 a kilo. This photo was taken at the front lines on the north side of Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A woman at a refugee camp near Merca, 100 km. south of Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A woman at a refugee camp near Merca, 100 km. south of Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A child in a refugee camp near Merca, 100 km. south of Mogadishu, war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A child in a refugee camp near Merca, 100 km. south of Mogadishu, war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A man with a head injury from shrapnel. The injury was too complicated for surgery. He was left to die in Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A mother nursing her sick child with other refugees in a camp near Merca, 100 km. south of Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A sick, starving man in a refugee camp near Merca, 100 km. South of Mogadishu, war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A woman carrying her listless child in a refugee camp near Merca, 100 km. south of Mogadishu, Somalia, the war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • Refugees around a cooking fire in a refugee camp near Merca, 100 km. south of Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • An old woman shows scavenged lentils in her hand in a refugee camp near Merca, 100 km. south of Mogadishu, war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A young shelling victim in a "Villa Hospital", a private home turned into a hospital in the north sector (Ali Mahdi controlled sector), in Mogadishu, war-torn capital of Somalia where 30,000 died between November 1991 and March 1992. March 1992.
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  • A teenage shelling victim in a "Villa Hospital", a private home turned into a hospital in the north sector (Ali Mahdi controlled sector), in Mogadishu, war-torn capital of Somalia where 30,000 died between November 1991 and March 1992. March 1992.
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  • Wounded boy with his father at the "Villa Hospital", a private home turned into a hospital in the north sector (Ali Mahdi controlled sector) of Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia where 30,000 died between November 1991 and March 1992.
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  • Decomposing body in the streets of Mogadishu, war-torn capital of Somalia, where 30,000 died between November 1991 and March 1992.
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  • Doctors working on an injured man, a gunshot victim, at Keysany Hospital, ICRC, in Mogadishu, the war torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • Doctors working on an injured man, a gunshot victim, at Keysany Hospital, ICRC, in Mogadishu, the war torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A camel slaughter at dawn in Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A freshly slaughtered calf by the side of the road near Mogadishu, Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A freshly dug grave in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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  • A one-legged human skeleton left behind in Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia where 30,000 people were killed between November 1991 and March 1992. March 1992.
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  • A camel slaughter at dawn in Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • Graves surround a private "villa" hospital in the north sector of Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia where 30,000 people were killed between November 1991 and March 1992. March 1992.
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  • USC fighter for General Aidid with his girlfriend and a watermelon in Mogadishu, war-torn capital of Somalia. March 1992.
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  • General Mohamed Farrah Aidid, leader of USC Forces in South Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia. Photographed at his headquarter in March 1992. On October 3, 1993 US soldiers were sent on a mission to capture Aidid and his lieutenants.
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  • Camel slaughtered for meat by the side of the road in Mogadishu, Somalia. March 1992.
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  • A 50 year old Somalian woman waiting to be fitted for a prosthesis in Hargeisa, Somaliland after losing her leg to a landmine while herding her cattle. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • A 50 year old Somalian woman being examined in Hargeisa, Somaliland, by Dr. Chris Giannou of the International Committee of the Red Cross, after losing her leg to a landmine while herding her cattle. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • Teenaged land mine victim recovering in a hospital in Hargeisa, Somaliland?the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. The three leading causes of death in Somalia are gastro-enteritis, T.B. and trauma, mostly from land mines, gun shots, and car accidents. March 1992.
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  • A 50 year old Somalian woman waiting to be fitted for a prosthesis in Hargeisa, Somaliland after losing her leg to a landmine while herding her cattle. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • A young Somalian girl recovering the hospital after losing her leg to a landmine in Hargeisa, capital of Somaliland, an unrecognized breakaway Republic of Somalia. The three leading causes of death in Somalia are gastro-enteritis, T.B. and trauma, mostly from land mines, gun shots, and car accidents. March 1992.
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  • A Somalian child recovering in the hospital after being blinded and injured while playing with a landmine in Hargeisa, capital of Somaliland. The three leading causes of death in Somalia are gastro-enteritis, T.B. and trauma, mostly from land mines, gun shots, and car accidents. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • A landmine victim recovering in a hospital in Hargeisa, Somaliland. The three leading causes of death in Somalia are gastro-enteritis, T.B. and trauma, mostly from land mines, gun shots, and car accidents. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war March 1992.
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  • Abdillahi Behi Oday, head of Somali National Pioneer Corps with mine display at Rimfire headquarters? the British company which is coordinating and training the de-mining effort of the Pioneers. He is holding a Pakastani anti-personnel mine, which is the most common one found in the area. Hargeisa, Somaliland. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war March 1992.
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  • Dr. Chris Giannou of the International Committee of the Red Cross with a patient who is recovering from a landmine blast. In the ICRC hospital in Hargeisa, capital of Somaliland. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war March 1992.
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  • A mental hospital built by the British in the 1930's. The hospital is named "Jail Magnoun" which is Arabic for "mad". Once a patient is committed to the hospital there is no chance of release. Some patients, like the one pictured, are caged or chained. Berbera, Somaliland.
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  • A mental hospital built by the British in the 1930's. The hospital is named "Jail Magnoun" which is Arabic for "mad". Once a patient is committed to the hospital there is no chance of release. Some patients, like the one pictured, are caged or chained. Berbera, Somaliland.
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  • A mental hospital built by the British in the 1930's. The hospital is named "Jail Magnoun" which is Arabic for "mad". Once a patient is committed to the hospital there is no chance of release. Some patients, like the one pictured, are chained. Berbera, Somaliland.
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  • Abdillahi Behi Oday, head of Somali National Pioneer Corps with mine display at Rimfire headquarters? the British company which is coordinating and training the de-mining effort of the Pioneers. He is holding a Pakastani anti-personnel mine, which is the most common one found in the area. Hargeisa, Somaliland, an unrecognized breakaway Republic of Somalia. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war March 1992.
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  • The shoes of landmine victims in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Nearby, a de-mining crew found a mass grave where 200 locals were executed by the Siad Barre governmental troops in 1988. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war March 1992.
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  • Pioneers in blue flak jackets and helmets probing for landmines near a new training camp for 229 volunteers in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • A de-mining crew helping a woman whose cow had stepped on a landmine. The injured cow was dragged to a "safe" path, but had to be slaughtered.  Hargeisa, Somaliland. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war.
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  • Human skulls unearthed by a demining crew in Hargeisa, Somaliland. They were found in a mass grave where 200 locals were executed by Siad Barre Government troops in 1988. Hargeisa, Somaliland. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war.March 1992.
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  • Pioneers in blue flak jackets and helmets probing for landmines uncover a small hockey puck size landmine near a new training camp for 229 volunteers in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • Two young Muslim women from Hargeisa, Somaliland. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war.  March 1992.
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  • Children play in a rubble-strewn playground at the looted Sheikh Madar Elementary School in Hargeisa, Somaliland. The teachers of the school work without pay. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war.March 1992.
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  • Ali Nar "Ali Burao", chewing qat green leaves from Ethiopia. Chewing qat is popular among men. Qat green leaves produce an amphetamine-like high. The leaves are delivered daily by an armed convoy from a small airstrip in the desert where Cessnas fly it in daily. Taken in Somaliland, a breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • A young girl with her baby sister on her back in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • A Somalian man chewing qat green leaves from Ethiopia, a popular habit among men. Qat green leaves produce an amphetamine-like high. The leaves are delivered daily by an armed convoy from a small airstrip in the desert where Cessnas fly it in daily. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.  Somaliland, the unrecognized breakaway Republic of Somalia..
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  • A young mother with her child at dusk in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • Old Somali shillings as seen here are still used in Somalia. The government hasn't printed new money yet. Five U.S. dollars equal a 3 inch stack of 100 shilling notes. Hargeisa, Somaliland. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • Camels for sale in the livestock market in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Livestock is the main source of income in Somaliland. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • Money changers with stacks of old Somali shillings.  Old Somali shillings as seen here are still used in Somalia. The government hasn't printed new money yet. Five U.S. dollars equal a 3-inch stack of 100 shilling notes. In Hargeisa, Somaliland. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war.
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  • Landscape decimated by camels, in Berbera, Somaliland. March 1992.
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  • Livestock market with goats and camels in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Livestock is the main source of income in Somaliland. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • Livestock market with camels, cattle and goats in Hargeisa, Somaliland, an unrecognized breakaway Republic of Somalia. Livestock is the main source of income in Somaliland.  March 1992.
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  • The fresh meat section of the weekly market in Hargesia, the capital of Somaliland. Despite the chronically chaotic political situation, people still try to go about their ordinary lives whenever they can, in this case buying and selling beef, mutton, and camel meat. Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (p. 17). Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • A military parade of the Somali National Movement marches in a display of unity in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Forces usually stay outside town in barracks. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • A military parade of the Somali National Movement marches in a display of unity in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Forces usually stay outside town in barracks. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • A military parade of Somali National Movement units in a display of unity in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Forces usually stay outside town in barracks. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • Children play in a rubble-strewn playground at the looted Sheikh Madar Elementary School in Hargeisa, Somaliland. The teachers of the school work without pay. Somaliland is the breakaway republic in northern Somalia that declared independence in 1991 after 50,000 died in civil war. March 1992.
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  • Camel auction at the livestock market (main source of income). Hargeisa, capital of Somaliland, (the Breakaway Republic of Somalia).
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