On Monday there were reports about the Missile attacks in Somalia by the Americans again. Can someone please explain to me the situation there and why America is firing missiles around in Somalia. Is America currently occupying Somalia or is it backing the current Somalian government over other factions?

I thought that Somalia was an Islamic Republic but i maybe wrong on that. I certainly know that when the UK was ruling the region all that time ago that Somalia definitely was an Islamic state and one that put up a big fight to remain independent of the UK and its colonies.