Kyle KimAugust 9, 2012 06:00

Mogadishu: A short history of a long war (INFOGRAPHIC)

With Al Shabaab on the run, a relative peace has returned to Mogadishu, Somalia's capital. A GlobalPost infographic charts the country's two decades of conflict.

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http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/war/conflict-zones/120808/mogadishu-short-history-two-decade-war-infographic

Political change is afoot in Mogadishu. But old habits die hard.

With the war over, a ragtag team of underpaid cops is handling security in Mogadishu.

This is the life

Mogadishu, for the first time in two decades, is a relatively peaceful place to live.

With a new peace settling in Somalia, the country's diaspora is coming home and cashing in.

With Al Shabaab on the run, a relative peace has returned to Mogadishu. A GlobalPost infographic charts the Somalia's two decades of conflict.