In May 1997, Inquirer staff writer Mark Bowden and staff photographer Peter Tobia journeyed to Mogadishu to chronicle what had become of the city since the American troop pullout in 1993. This essay in photographs and words by Peter Tobia is the result. All sound clips presented in Real Audio format.

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