Tag Archive for: Somalia
The Three-Country Alliance Against Tigray Might Jeopardize Ethiopia’s Future – Analysis
Eurasia Review | Martin Plaut
The Tigray war has turned into an all-out conflict, pitting Tigrayan forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation front (TPLF) against Ethiopian federal troops, the Eritrean army, Amhara militia and – as revealed last…
U.S. Withdrawal from Somalia — SOF
Source: SOF News | John Friberg
U.S. Africa Command has announced the formation of Joint Task Force Quartz to oversee Operation Octave Quartz – a mission designated to reposition forces from Somalia and continue the assistance effort in Somalia.…
In Somalia, mothers fear sons were sent to Ethiopia conflict
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP | Washington Post) — Pressure is growing on Somalia’s government amid allegations that Somali soldiers have been sent to fight in neighboring Ethiopia’s deadly Tigray conflict.
Mothers have held rare protests in…
Ethiopia Denies Somalia Forces Involved in Fighting in Tigray
Bloomberg | By Simon Marks and Mohammed Omar Ahmed
Somali lawmaker has asked president to investigate issue
Claim follows reports that Eritrea forces deployed in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s government denied that Somali soldiers fought alongside…
Hundreds of Somali soldiers killed in Tigray war
Suna Times – Former deputy head of Somalia's Intelligence Agency Abdisalan Guled said hundreds of Somali recruits deployed by Eritrea to Tigray region were killed in the initial offensive in the northern Ethiopian region.
Former deputy head…
U.S. military completes removal of troops from Somalia
Global News - AP | Cara Anna
The U.S. military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump’s presidency.
Some experts have warned that the withdrawal of an estimated 700 U.S.…
Will Somalia Be Collateral Damage of Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict?
Source: World Politics Review | Peter Kirechu
In November, as the Ethiopian government escalated its military campaign against the northern Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed quietly ordered a drawdown of Ethiopian peacekeepers from…
Trump’s Withdrawal From Somalia Is a Security Threat. Biden Should Reverse It
Source: Foreign Policy | Abdi Yusuf
U.S. troops are scheduled to leave the country on Jan. 15, opening the door for al-Shabab terrorists to step up their attacks. The new administration should recommit to protecting the country.
Years of hard-fought…
ISIS, Reborn: The Islamic State’s African Revival is a Lethal Blind Spot
Source: National Interest | Jordan Cope
With four burgeoning safe havens, ISIS has revived in Sub-Sahara and could be deadlier than ever.
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Before 9/11, many forget that Osama Bin Laden largely made a name for himself in Sub-Saharan Africa.…
Somalia: America’s Next “Afghanistan?”
Source: 1945.com | Edward Chang
On March 3, 1994, the United States military accomplished what has become unthinkable today – complete a total withdrawal from an ongoing conflict.
After the political fiasco wrought by the Battle of Mogadishu…