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 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Almost every day, Somalia's government comes under attack — suicide bombings, roadside explosions, ambushes. Security forces have tried mass arrests and curfews, but to no avail.
The key is solving religious and clan differences — and the challenge of bringing one of the nation's largest clans into the process shows why stability and prosperity remain a distant dream.
The Hawiye clan is a mosaic of 19 often-competing sub-clans. Unity among Hawiye leaders — who include warlords anxious to maintain or regain power and wealth, and radical Muslims hoping to establish an Islamic state — has proven difficult. The only thing Hawiye clan members appear to agree on is that the current government does not represent them.
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