FTL Somalia

Over 660,000 Somalis Live in Areas Controlled by Al-Shabaab

More than 660,000 Somalis live in areas that are under the control of Al-Shabaab terrorists.

Adam Abdelmoula, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, provided these figures on Wednesday.

Abdelmoula, who also serves as the UN Resident Coordinator, called for increased humanitarian assistance in the nation.

He urged the international community to come to Somalia’s rescue.

According to Abdelmoula, over half-a-million people in Somalia are out of reach of humanitarian assistance.

Primarily, that’s because they live in areas that are outside the government’s control.