Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Somalia has long been called a failed or fragile state. It has also seen one of the biggest failures of international counter-terror operations. Civil ___(1)___ in Somalia can be traced back to the dictatorship of General Siad Barre. As Barre’s regime collapsed in 1991, the country fell into ___(2)___ and civil war, with different clan-based armed groups fighting one another. Since then, Somalia has seen several attempts to form a ___(3)___ state and regional and international interventions to establish security, but none has proved successful. Al-Shabab ___(4)___ from this chaos and went on to become what it is today. Part of the problem is that the government’s ___(5)___ does not run in regions beyond the capital. The country is also witnessing a massive humanitarian ___(6)___ amid a severe drought. As state institutions remain ___(7)___ and dependent on the mercy of international donors, it is easy for the militants to retain their territorial fiefs. There are no magic bullets for Somalia’s woes. But to begin with, the federal government in Mogadishu and its regional and international backers should have ___(8)___ security and crisis-response approach. The government’s focus should be on providing essential services, goods, and relief to the people while at the same time establishing an effective and affordable security architecture through a broad-based political ___(9)___. Both state-building and counter-terror operations should be carried out side by side and the international community should generously ___(10)___ Somalia in its fight for survival.