List of Somalia articles
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Yemeni men walk past a mural depicting a US drone and reading " Why did you kill my family" on December 13, 2013 in the capital Sanaa. A drone strike on a wedding convoy in Yemen killed 17 people, mostly civilians, medical and security sources said, adding grist to mounting criticism of the US drone war. AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images) One Cheer for Obama’s Executive Order on Drone Strikes
Yes, the White House lowballed its drone casualty numbers. But don’t let that obscure the value of its important policy changes, which will save civilian lives.
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A mother and a child walk past the wreckage of a car bomb in the Wardhigley District, south of Mogadishu, on February 27, 2015. The bomb killed one person and injured another. AFP PHOTO/Mohamed Abdiwahab (Photo credit should read MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB/AFP/Getty Images) Somalia’s Uphill Battle to Criminalize Sexual Violence
In a country where rape is “normal” and survivors almost never get justice, momentum is building for a new law.
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BALKH, May 24, 2016 -- Afghan army soldiers take part in a military training in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, May 24, 2016. About 1,700 army soldiers and officers have been receiving the 15-week military training in northern Balkh province, Afghanistan. (Xinhua/Yaqoub Azorda via Getty Images) SitRep: New Afghan War Plan Coming Soon
al-Shabab Strikes Amid Growing U.S. Involvement in Somalia; North Korea, Calls for NATO Action; and Lots More
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A home guard walks through a Mandera suburb late at night. Many homeguards chew the local stimulant khat to stay alert. Hiking the ‘Rat Tracks,’ Hunting for al-Shabab
Meet the khat-chewing, rifle-toting volunteer army that forms Kenya’s first line of defense against the Somali terrorist group.
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A Kenyan police officer folds up a flag inscribed with the logo of the Islamic state (IS) following a raid on two mosques in the coastal city of Mombasa, on November 17, 2014. One man was killed as Kenyan security forces arrested over 200 people and seized weapons in raids on mosques accused of links with Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliated Shebab militants, police said. Security forces began the operation in the early hours of Monday morning, targeting the Masjid Musa and Sakina mosques in the port city of Mombasa. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images) Foiled Kenya Anthrax Plot Hints At Islamic State’s Scramble For Africa
Outmaneuvered by al-Shabab in Somalia, is the Islamic State gunning for a comeback next door?
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Hassan Hanafi Haji, alleged senior commander of Somalia's Shebab Islamists, looks on as his sentence is read on March 3, 2016 at the courthouse in Mogadishu, in a case brought against him for the murder of journalists in the troubled capital. Hanafi, a former journalist, was handed the death sentence for his involvement in assisting the Somalia-based, al-Qaeda affiliated Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab by identifying possible targets amongst Somalia's journalists between 2007 and 2011. More than 25 journalists have been murdered in Somalia since 2007, the Committee to Protect Journalists says. / AFP / MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB (Photo credit should read MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB/AFP/Getty Images) How a Journalist Helped Al-Shabab Kill Other Reporters
A Somali journalist turned militant was executed for helping al-Shabab murder fellow reporters.
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INDIAN SPRINGS, NV - NOVEMBER 17: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been reviewed by the U.S. Military prior to transmission.) An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) flies by during a training mission at Creech Air Force Base on November 17, 2015 in Indian Springs, Nevada. The Pentagon has plans to expand combat air patrols flights by remotely piloted aircraft by as much as 50 percent over the next few years to meet an increased need for surveillance, reconnaissance and lethal airstrikes in more areas around the world. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images) Obama’s Most Dangerous Drone Tactic Is Here to Stay
From Yemen to Somalia, the White House has gone back to bombing men it can’t confirm are militants — potentially leaving innocents trapped in the crossfire.
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Canadian Navy sailor stays alert while guarding World Food Programme (WFP) ship into Mogadishu as they provide on September 18, 2008 an anti-pirate escort for the ship taking food aid to Somalia. The UN Security Council in June adopted a resolution authorising foreign warships to enter Somalia's territorial waters with the government's consent to combat pirates, though it has yet to be implemented. European foreign ministers agreed to set up a special unit to coordinate the fight against piracy off Somalia, raising the possibility of an EU naval mission to the region. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images) Africa’s $700 Billion Problem Waiting to Happen
The Horn of Africa region is central to the world’s maritime trade. It’s also beginning to fall apart.
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A soldiers checks the area where a suicide bomber from Somalia's Shebab insurgents killed at least 12 people and wounded 27 others, on September 8, 2014, by ramming a vehicle packed with explosives into a convoy of African Union troops in Mogadishu. The attack, the latest in a string of killings, comes exactly one week after a US airstrike killed the chief of the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels, Ahmed Abdi Godane, prompting threats of retaliation from the extremists. AFP PHOTO MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB (Photo credit should read Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Attacks Reveal Al-Shabab’s Strength, Not Weakness
The good news is that the Pentagon is wiping out Somali insurgents on the ground and from the air. The bad news is that al-Shabab keeps coming back stronger.
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Somali soldiers and resident stand near wreckage car and buildings on February 27, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. At least 14 people were killed on February 26 as twin blasts and gunfire rocked a hotel and neighbouring park in central Mogadishu, police said, in an attack claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab militants. / AFP / MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB (Photo credit should read MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB/AFP/Getty Images) 150 Killed in Massive U.S. Airstrike in Somalia
In the biggest airstrike in recent memory, American bombs obliterate al-Shabab training camp
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<> on November 17, 2015 in Indian Springs, Nevada. Obama’s Drone Policy Gets an ‘F’
A leading think tank says the White House has failed to lift the veil of secrecy obscuring key details of its lethal drone program.
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A Ugandan military UPDF officer (L) disperse supporters of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye who had gathered in large numbers to welcome him back to Kampala from Nairobi on May 12, 2011 where he had gone to seek medical treatment for injuries sustained after he was attacked by state security personnel during an opposition demonstration. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni vowed to stamp out "disrupting schemes" on May 12 as he was sworn in for a fourth term while masses of opposition supporters welcomed home his rival, Kizza Besigye. AFP PHOTO/Tony KARUMBA (Photo credit should read TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images) Is the U.S. Military Propping Up Uganda’s ‘Elected’ Autocrat?
Ugandan forces have used U.S. aid to fight terrorists. Will they also use it to crush opponents of the president?
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GettyImages-472571766 crop Reimagining the Refugee Camp
The world’s refugee camps are a mess, and they’ve long outlived their intended lifespans. It’s time for a change.
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A Somali man holds a Somali flag while others dance during a ceremony feting the first year of President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed's shaky rule at Villa Somalia, the presidential palace, lies on the ground in Mogadishu on January 28, 2010. Al Qaeda-linked Somali insurgents on January 29 rained mortar rounds on a ceremony feting the first year of President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed's shaky rule after a night of fighting that killed at least nine. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images) The Mogadishu That Stole Christmas
Somalia has banned all Christmas celebrations this year, citing the holiday's Christian roots alongside security concerns.
