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International relief groups are poised to offer food and medicine to millions who are fleeing a drought in Somalia in the middle of civil war. But will insurgient fighters allow western help in for starving people?

We'll ask whether a declaration of famine is enough to help a desperate situation in the Horn of Africa.

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Mpls. Somalis raise funds for homeland refugee camps

Local Somalis help with famine relief in home country

Famine in Somalia

Near-famine conditions driving Somali refugees to Kenya

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International relief groups are poised to offer food and medicine to millions who are fleeing a drought in Somalia in the middle of civil war. But will insurgient fighters allow western help in for starving people?

We'll ask whether a declaration of famine is enough to help a desperate situation.

International relief groups are poised to offer food and medicine to millions who are fleeing a drought in Somalia in the middle of civil war. But will insurgient fighters allow western help in for starving people?

We'll ask whether a declaration of famine is enough to help a desperate situation.

Getting relief to starving Somalis

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