1. a) List the countries that border Somalia.
b) Name the capital of Somalia. (For a map, go to WorldAtlas.com.)

2.  What happened during the unsuccessful assassination attempt on Somalia's President Yusuf today?

3. a) Who is Hussein Abdi Mohammed
b) What does Mr. Mohammed say the attack confirms?
c) Why does Mr. Mohammed say that regional countries need to take the attack seriously?

4. a) How was President Yusuf's government formed? 
b) Why is the Somali government located in Baidoa instead of Mogadishu?

5. a) What is the Union of Islamic Courts?
b) How were recent Union attempts to attack the government thwarted? 
c) What is the Union's ultimate goal? 
d) How does the Union view the idea of U.N. peacekeeping forces in Somalia?

6.  What other group is led by Sheikh Aweys, a key leader of the Union of Islamic Courts?

7.  How does the Somali government and majority of the population view the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers?

8. a) Define embargo.
b) What is the problem with the U.N. arms embargo against Somalia?