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In 2006 a separate small group of people called the SCIC forcefully took control of the capital.
 * Britain occupied Somalia until 1960.
 * A group lead by Mohamed SIAD Barre made Somalia into a socialist country.
 * This socialist rule made the country very stable and his rule lasted for a few decades.
 * In 1991 this socialist government was overthrown, and the country began fighting and fell into a state of complete confusion with no real rule.
 * In 1991 clans in the northern region of Somalia declared their own independent republic of Somaliland that included most northern territories.
 * This clan is not officially recognized by any government, but they maintained a stable existence. They have based their system of rule off of the same system that was left behind by the British and other countries.
 * The rest of the regions of Somalia have also had a self declared government since 1998.
 * These two governments within Somalia are constantly disputing over land which they both think belongs to them.
 * In 1993 there was a UN effort to end the famine in Somalia but pulled out in 95 because they were dieing while there.
 * Also in an effort to improve conditions, the government of Kenya in cooperation with others formed an official government of Somalia, and made Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed the new leader of the country.
 * This government (Transitional Federal Government) never proved very effective and only actually controlled one small territory in Somalia.
 * Despite this forcefull takeover the courts continued to spred their influence throughout southern Somalia.
 * Ethiopian forces combined with the courts were concerned about the SCIC's cooperation with al-Qaida and in late december of 2006 they took the power back from the SCIC, and to this day still fight off small groups that are still fighting for what they believe in.
 * The courts, backed by Ethiopian forces, are still constantly fighting all of these different groups of warlords and still do not have complete control over the country.
 * [[image:http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/imagefolder/nelsonfuneral.jpg width="304" height="191"]]
 * **Works Cited:**
 * "Somalia." __The World Fact Book__. CIA. 26 Apr. 2007 <[|https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/so.html>.]
 * **Pictures:**
 * 8 May 2007 http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070104/2007_01_03t164806_450x340_us_somalia_conflict.jpg?x=380&y=287&sig=kFest0aB7L2L2HHhxqKyWw--.
 * 8 May 2007 http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/imagefolder/nelsonfuneral.jpg.
 * Wagner, David R. 24 Apr. 2007 <[|http://davidrwagner.com/somalia.jpg>.]
 * Wagner, David R. 24 Apr. 2007 <[|http://davidrwagner.com/somalia.jpg>.]