COI-Report-Somalia

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Anonymous sources
The following sources could not be named because this would either jeopardise their security or their ability to
work and move freely:
Security Analysis Expert, Austria: interview by the author, 13 May 2014. This Expert has been working on Somalia
for several years and possesses profound knowledge about the security situation in the Horn of Africa. The Expert
visits the region on a regular basis.
Security Analysis Expert, Austria: e‐mail response, 26 May 2014. This Expert has been working on Somalia for several
years and possesses profound knowledge about the security situation in the Horn of Africa. The Expert visits the
region on a regular basis.
Security Analysis Department, Weekly Security Reports. This department is working with and in Somalia since more
than twenty years. One of the tasks of this department is the monitoring and analysis of the security situation in
Somalia with a special focus on the security of its own staff.
Security Analysis Department, South/Central Somalia - Areas of Influence [Map], 2 April 2014. This department is
working with and in Somalia since more than twenty years. One of the tasks of this department is the monitoring
and analysis of the security situation in Somalia with a special focus on the security of its own staff.
Source wants to remain anonymous. This Expert has been working on Somalia for several years and possesses
profound knowledge about the security situation in the Horn of Africa.
Sources want to remain anonymous, November 2013. These Experts are academics working on Somalia since many
years. They regularly visit Somalia or work there.
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