The initiative provides an outlet for the city's young Somalis to address security-related issues and to get engaged with the local police.

In separate incidents from Feb. 17 to March 17, the peacekeepers killed three other young Somalis.

Maanta is described by young Somalis in the UK as "the voice of our generation" because his songs discuss a range of issues of interest to Somali immigrants.

A3 SOMALI SHOOTING INQUIRY BEGINS A military hearing began for the first U.S. serviceman in Somalia to face charges of using excessive force, in this case the shooting and wounding of two young Somalis.

According to several reports the attack was aimed at 150 young Somalis who were to be flown to Sudan to be trained as spies, but instead resulted in the death of mostly students and parents awaiting news about scholarships to Sudan and Turkey from the Ministry of Higher Education.

But my concern as will be many educated young Somalis living abroad (Sweden), is the blind attention given to the one of the most important arm of the Somali structure, The Youth.

A Washington Post feature traced the radical roots of the ideology held by young Somalis such as Mohamud to the Islamicization of Somalia following the collapse of the socialist government of Mohamed Siad Barre.

To mark this anniversary BBC Africa Have Your Say is asking what role young Somalis hope to play in their country's future.