Mahamud Saleebaah is a sub-clan of the Majeerteen (Laitin and Samatar 1987, 32). Specific information relating to the treatment of the Mahamud Saleebaah sub-clan is currently unavailable to the DIRB. Although there are no reports of a particular clan or sub-clan that is a target for harassment, it is important to note that the situation in the whole of Somalia is chaotic. According to the Economist , Somalia is a "swarm of bees" (9 Oct. 1992). Agence France Presse describes Somalia as "l'enfer" (4 Oct. 1992), and, according to Amnesty International,
Somalia is a human rights disaster. Individuals continue to be targeted for deliberate killings solely on the basis of clan membership. The country is in a state of civil war between numerous armed groups. The spectre of devastating famine looms over the entire country. The ICRC states that about two million Somalis are at risk of death by starvation (27 July 1992, 5-6).

West Africa, reports that the situation inside Somalia is desperate and that nearly three million people are displaced (23 Aug. 1992). Fighting has been reported in northern Mogadishu and the southwestern town of Brawa (AFP 1 Oct. 1992; 29 Sept. 1992).

For further information about the situation in Somalia, please refer to the attached documents.

Agence France Presse. 4 October 1992. Serge Arnold. "La recherche d'une solution politique puur l'"enfer" Somalien". (NEXIS)

_____. 1 October 1992. "40 People Die, 50 Wounded in Fighting North of Mogadishu." (NEXIS)

_____. 29 September 1992. "25 Dead, 45 Injured as Looters Battle in Southwest Soma li Port Town." (NEXIS)

Amnesty International. 27 July 1992. Amnesty International Opposes Deportations to Somalia. Ottawa: Amnesty International Canadian Section.

The Economist [London]. 9 October 1992. "Somalia: Stepping into a Swarm of Bees," DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa], 6 - 12 October 19992., Vol. 4, No. 15.

Laitin, D. & S. Samatar. 1987. Somalia: Nation in Search of a State. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press.

West Africa. [London]. 23 August 1992. Rakiya Omar. "'The Worst Human Tragedy?': Somalia's Nightmare." IRBDC Indexed Media Review [Ottawa], 18-24 August 1992., Vol. 4, No. 8.

Agence France Presse. 4 October 1992. Serge Arnold. "La recherche d'une solution politique puur l'"enfer" Somalien". (NEXIS)

_____. 1 October 1992. "40 People Die, 50 Wounded in Fighting North of Mogadishu." (NEXIS)

_____. 29 September 1992. "25 Dead, 45 Injured as Looters Battle in Southwest Soma li Port Town." (NEXIS)

The Economist [London]. 9 October 1992. "Somalia: Stepping into a Swarm of Bees," DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa], 6 - 12 October 19992., Vol. 4, No. 15.

Laitin, D. & S. Samatar. 1987. Somalia: Nation in Search of a State. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. West Africa. [London]. 23 August 1992. Rakiya Omar. "'The Worst Human Tragedy?': Somalia's Nightmare." IRBDC Indexed Media Review [Ottawa], 18-24 August 1992., Vol. 4, No. 8.