The Army Chief Wants Ali Jeyte Back in Hiiraan
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The commander of the Somali National Army is weighing a return to uniform for Ali Jeyte Osman, ...
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Al-Shabaab Takes Teedaan as Hiiraan Slips Further From Mogadishu
MAHAS, SOMALIA – Al-Shabaab attacked the settlement of Teedaan in Mahas district on Saturday, and by the end of the ...
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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 ...
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Clan Clashes in Jalalaqsi Expose Somalia’s Hollow Center
JALALAQSI, SOMALIA – A town has emptied out, and the state did little to stop it. Clan clashes in Jalalaqsi, ...
Read moreDetailsSomali and AU Forces Kill Dozens but Lose Troops to Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somali and African Union forces killed dozens of al-Shabaab fighters this week, officials say, but the gains ...
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Al-Shabaab Offensive Feeds on Mogadishu’s Political Chaos
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The al-Shabaab offensive sweeping across central Somalia is not winning on firepower alone. It is winning on ...
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The Presidential Visit That Shrank to Baraxleey
Galkayo, SOMALIA – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's Monday visit to Galkayo reached one neighbourhood of the city, the southeastern quarter...
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