it is 30 years since amalia military -- somalia's military was overthrown.isiting, i have seen succeion. what have you been given here, sugar? and i have seen a succession of conflicts. foreign armies, the islamist militants. right on the front line [gunfire] there is a man quietly praying. in 2012, the military leader was forced to withdraw. they believe that it might be here to stay. >> but a decade later, that stability is precarious. >> there is still almost a shadow state here. they tax, they intimidate, they kill, and they carry out spectacular attacks. >> the militants still control much of somalia's countryside. >> we have come into a makeshift camp, among the ruins, thousands of families who have fled the violence in the countryside over years, but in this group, people who have come in the last few weeks and they are talking about heavy fighting in rural areas outside of the capital, between somali government and the militants. >> and yet, the capital itself endures. a city of resilience. >> there is been a lot of improvement here, but right now, i