#Somalia is one of the most politically fragile countries in the world. Prolonged tensions between Somalia's federal government, regional authorities and clans, coupled with the ongoing conflict with Al-Shabaab, have hampered state-building efforts.
The east African country has been named among the top 10 most dangerous countries in conflict to be a child. This report explores the scale of explosive violence in recent years, as well as its impact on the lived experience of children.
According to the #UN, Al-Shabaab remains the main threat to security and stability in #Somalia today. The group exerts effective control over large parts of rural areas in southern and central Somalia.
Al-Shabaab has resorted to largely asymmetrical means of warfare, such as suicide attacks and the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Its presence has exacerbated unrest in #Somalia and represents a specific threat to children, between 2016 and 2019 Al-Shabaab committed 10,462 grave violations against children. During the same period 2,916 children were killed or maimed in armed violence in Somalia.
The #UN has also identified civilian deaths and casualties perpetrated by national and regional forces such as the Somali National Army (#SNA), often at times of crossfire with militant groups.

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For instance, two boys aged approximately 15 years old were killed at a farm by the #SNA during a security operation targeting Al-Shabaab in August 2017.
Between 2016 and 2019 the #SNA recruited 391 child soldiers and committed some 834 grave violations against children. The #UN has expressed concerns as these violations by government security forces have been growing in number.
The UN reported that IEDs were the leading weapon causing child casualties in Somalia; 158 children were killed or injured as a result of IEDs in 2019. Children were also harmed in the preparation of IED attacks.
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