Badbaado (refugee camp) explained

Badbaado is a refugee camp located outside of Mogadishu, Somalia. It formed as a result of the 2011 East Africa drought and famine, and now houses roughly 30,000 refugees.^[1]

Food aid is available for refugees there, but its supply has been tenuous due to the policies of al-Shabab.^[2] The limited access to food has been a source of violence in the camp,^[3] and there has also been looting by freelance militias and government forces.^[4] Due to the unsafe conditions, some refugees have fled Badbaado to seek other camps.^[5]

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Notes and References

1. http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Displaced-Somalis-Face-Overcrowding-at-Refugee-Camps-127539883.html Displaced Somalis Face Overcrowding at Refugee Camps | News | English
2. http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Mogadishu-Offers-Little-Comfort-to-Somalis-Arriving-From-Famine-127555968.html Mogadishu Offers Little Comfort to Somalis Arriving From Famine | Africa | English
3. Web site: Fight Over Food Supplies Leaves 7 Somalis Dead in the Badbaado Refugee Camp in Mogadishu . VOICE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS . 2011-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426021635/http://voiceforhumanrights.org/2011/08/07/fight-over-food-supplies-leaves-7-somalis-dead-in-the-badbaado-refugee-camp-in-mogadishu/ . 2012-04-26 . dead .
4. http://www.arcamax.com/politics/politicalnews/s-986045 Somalia warns soldiers against looting of food aid, shooting of refugees - Political News « ArcaMax Publishing
5. http://allafrica.com/stories/201108290056.html allAfrica.com: Somalia: IDPs At Mogadishu's Badbado Refugee Camp Start Fleeing