2014/03/17/Somali traffic cops battle gridlock and chaos

title/short::Somali traffic cops battle gridlock and chaos The entire Somali traffic service owns just two vehicles - one for towing, and one for the commissioner, who has to be guarded 24 hours a day for security reasons. Like everyone who works for Somalia's weak central government, he is a target for al-Shabab. When making arrests, the officers usually have to hitch a ride with the driver they are arresting.
 * when: when posted::2014/03/17
 * author: author::Hamza Mohamed
 * source: site::Al Jazeera
 * topics: topic::Somalia topic::small government topic::al-Shabab
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 * link: URL::http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/03/somali-traffic-cops-battle-gridlock-chaos-mogadishu-201431112853418719.html
 * title: title::Somali traffic cops battle gridlock and chaos
 * summary: Somalia's new traffic police tackle illegal parking, speeding drivers and temperamental street lights in Mogadishu.