Eastern Zone DCSA

Figure 8: Respondents’ awareness of conflict occurrence
Figure 9: Respondents’ estimation of the level of conflict (by
gender)
As stated before, the level of conflicts between clans or groups was
remarkably low; none of the respondents interviewed in Kaaraan
District had witnessed this type of conflict in the past 12 months (Fig
8). According to one business group discussion participant “the clan
conflict that Mogadishu was notorious for in the last two decades
have become less obvious” 5 .
3.1.2. Level of Experience
The low levels of inter-group conflict were reported in almost equal
measure by the male and female respondents in the household
survey (Fig 9).
The reported absence of clan conflict did not mean total peace for
the residents in the eastern zone: the emergence of indiscriminate
suicide attacks, hand grenade attacks, targeted killings and mortar
attacks resulted in people living in mortal fear 6 . Additionally,
participants argued that security officers shoot arbitrarily after
suicide attacks, which creates mayhem and sometimes more
victims 7 . Suicide attacks had mainly targeted government buildings,
officers and hotels frequented by government officers or visitors
and were generally located outside the eastern zone; participants
still feel the effects of these attacks - either directly or indirectly
5 Business Group, Focus Group Discussion, Eastern Zone, 3 March 2014
6 Men’s Group, Focus Group Discussion, Eastern Zone, 3 March 2014
7 Business Group, Focus Group Discussion, Eastern Zone, 3 March 2014
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