Obama Lifts Anti-Terror Rule to Open Somalia Aid

The US plans to back off an anti-terrorism rule that’s stemming the flow of aid to Somalis plagued by drought and famine. The current rules forbid US-funded groups from paying “taxes” or tolls to terrorist groups, the Washington Post explains. That’s proved untenable for aid workers in Somalia. Al-Qaeda ally…

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Obama Lifts Anti-Terror Rule to Open Somalia Aid

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