{"id":52016,"date":"2014-09-29T11:31:24","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T11:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=52016"},"modified":"2014-09-29T11:31:24","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T11:31:24","slug":"somalis-feeling-safer-in-mogadishu-survey-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/somalis-feeling-safer-in-mogadishu-survey-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalis ‘feeling safer’ in Mogadishu, survey says"},"content":{"rendered":"
Residents of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, are feeling safer and more optimistic than they were a year ago, according to a new survey.<\/p>\n
The Heritage Institute of Policy Studies, which analysed data collected from more than 1,600 residents, said people reported a decline in violence.<\/p>\n
However, serious concerns remain, such as attacks by Islamist group al-Shabab, and mistrust of the security services.<\/p>\n
Somalia has been ravaged by conflict for more than two decades.<\/p>\n
Thousands of Somalis have been returning from abroad to help rebuild the country as security has improved in recent years.<\/p>\n
Al-Shabab was forced out of Mogadishu in 2011 but still stages frequent attacks in the city and controls many rural areas.<\/p>\n
In February, its fighters stormed Villa Somalia, a large complex which houses the presidential palace and other government institutions, killing 11 people.<\/p>\n
The African Union has some 22,000 troops in Somalia, in support of the UN-backed government.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Residents of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, are feeling safer and more optimistic than they were a year ago, according to a new survey. The Heritage Institute of Policy Studies, which analysed data collected from more than 1,600 residents, said people reported a decline in violence. However, serious concerns remain, such as attacks by Islamist group […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":52025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[14],"yoast_head":"\n