Hunted and hated, Somali tax collectors gird for battle

[Deeq A.]

MOGADISHU, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Ahmed Nur moves through the Somali capital of Mogadishu with a bodyguard of six men, a pistol in the waistband of his baggy trousers. He speaks of his work in whispers; seven of his colleagues have been killed in the last three years. But Nur is no intelligence operative. He’s a tax collector.

Source: Hiiraan Online