The battle for political legitimacy in Somalia is between __________. A. Afrikaners and the African National Congress B. Jews an
d Arab Muslims C. the Hutu majority and the Tutsi minority D. militias loyal to the Union of Islamic Courts and clan warlords Please select the best answer from the choices provided. A B C D
The Somali civil war is an ongoing conflict going on in Somalia. The conflict initiated with an armed resistance led by Siad Barre against the dictatorship of the "Military Junta" during the decade of 1980. After Barre took power, he was confronted by clan-based opposition groups who eventually managed to overthrow him in 1991. Although the conflict has had a significant reduction in intensity, it is still active between the Islamic Courts Union and these clan-based militias.
