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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wounded in government hospitals. It has also provided refuge for some 540,000 displaced Ogadenians, who may become permanent wards of Somalia if the fighting does not stop. "Because of the sheer numbers involved, the only place for these people to go is back home," says Steffan Bodemar, director of the United Nations relief effort. "You cannot re-create their nomadic life-style inside Somalia, because there is not enough land. On the other hand, the government lacks sufficient resources for a viable resettlement program...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOMALIA: War in a Barren Wasteland | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

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