Somalia’s Federal Government Fights Its Own Regions as Foreign Backers Walk Away
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The letter that may end Somalia's foreign-backed war came on July 1. It read less like a ...
A Lower Juba Raid Cannot Mask Somalia’s Deepening Al-Shabaab Problem
KISMAYO, SOMALIA – A Lower Juba raid killed sixteen al-Shabaab fighters this week, and two of them were senior commanders. ...
Bosaso Port’s Shutdown Tests the Limits of Puntland’s Independence
BOSASO, SOMALIA – The Bosaso port has sat idle for nine straight days. There is still no end in sight. ...
Puntland Blocks General Takar as Mogadishu’s Military Play Stalls
GAROWE, SOMALIA – General Takar is stuck in Lasanod, and with him the most ambitious federal attempt yet to plant ...
Foreign Firepower Is All That Keeps the War From Mogadishu’s Gates
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The latest American airstrike in Somalia landed at Farsooley, a village roughly 90 kilometres west of Mogadishu. ...
Somalia’s War With Al-Shabaab Settles Into a Stalemate by Design
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The most honest map of Somalia's war is four years old. A new International Crisis Group briefing ...
The Turkish Military Is Picking Sides in Somalia One Medal at a Time
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Turkiye's land forces commander, Gen. Metin Tokel, pinned a presidential medal on a Somali officer in Mogadishu ...
Baidoa Slips From Mogadishu’s Grip One Month After the Takeover
BAIDOA, SOMALIA – One month ago, Mogadishu staged an inauguration in Baidoa under circling jets from Turkiye. Today the city ...
Somalia’s Foreign Ministry Goes Dark as Mogadishu Runs Short of Cash
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The lights went out at Somalia's foreign ministry this week, and the reason was almost too plain ...
How Somalia’s Electoral Crisis Is Fracturing the Nation
A Crisis Engineered from Villa Somalia Somalia's electoral crisis was manufactured in Villa Somalia. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has spent ...
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Galmudug Loses the Election Villa Somalia Already Won
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somalia's Federal Supreme Court annulled the Galmudug election results on Monday, finding that the 30 July vote...
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