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Story Publication logo November 15, 2011

Somali Refugees Flee to Ethiopia to Escape Famine, Violence

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Famine and war have pushed tens of thousands of Somali refugees to camps along the Ethiopian border...

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A family trekking across the border from Somalia into Ethiopia. Adar Adan walked seven days to get here, with her children. Image by Nikki See. Ethiopia, 2011.

Kenyan troops have been drawn into the civil war in Somalia between the government and al-Shabab militants as desperate refugees flee to Ethiopia to escape violence and famine. Special Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from a refugee camp near Dolo, on the Ethiopian border with Somalia.

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