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How Kenya's 'Little Mogadishu' became a hub for Somali militants - Yahoo! News

How Kenya's 'Little Mogadishu' became a hub for Somali militants - Yahoo! News: "Eastleigh, Kenya – The streets of Eastleigh, a Somali enclave of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, are crowded and dirty. Sewage and rotting garbage flow through gullies. Police are virtually nonexistent; restaurants are locked, even when open, for safety reasons; and guns are readily available for sale at the market.

No one ever said 'Little Mogadishu' was paradise, but now the sprawling neighborhood has become a hub of financing and recruiting for militant Islamists waging holy war in neighboring Somalia, according to residents, security analysts, and diplomats."

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