organised by Batasuna in San Sebastian on 11   August 2002 and run by Batasuna’s leaders A.O., J.P. and J.A., slogans supporting ETA prisoners and threatening expressions such as “ borroka da bide bakarra

it is hard to know who actually controls the check points, among other things due to the fact that there are a variety of uniforms prevailing in the city and the possibility to buy uniforms at the Bakara

The SWDC emphasised that women had complete freedom of movement in all locations in Mogadishu except for the large Bakara market where al-Shabaab was present.

Armed clashes have increasingly destroyed housing, market areas (Bakara market has been deliberately shelled) and infrastructure and the recent closure of the airport is likely to make matters in Mogadishu