Tag Archive for: Somalia
U.S. Military Base Penetrated By Somali Militants
Military Watch | Dash-8 Spy Plane and C-146 Transport Destroyed
The Somali militant group Al Shabab launched a successful attack on a U.S. military base in Kenya, the Manda Bay Airfield, on January 5th. The attack follows longstanding tensions…
The Potential Impact Of Us Troop Withdrawal For The Future Of Somalia
The decision of the outgoing Trump administration to pull out US troops from Somalia by 15 January has come at a particularly critical period for the East African region. This could have broader security and humanitarian implications, threatening…
5 killed, 14 injured in suicide bombing in Somalia: officials
Global News – AP | A suicide bombing near the Somalia capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday killed five people including two Turks, Turkish and Somali officials said.
The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for…
Geopolitical dynamics in the Horn of Africa
An Emboldened Horn of Africa Axis and an Unfolding Humanitarian Crisis Await the Biden Administration
By Guled Ahmed | Middle East Institute
Summary
The Biden Administration is set to face a series of challenges in the Horn of Africa. Given…
U.N. Fears Ethiopia Purging Ethnic Tigrayan Officers From Its Peacekeeping Missions
Foreign Policy | An internal United Nations document shows concern those troops could face torture or execution.
The Ethiopian government has been rounding up ethnic Tigrayan security forces deployed in United Nations and African peacekeeping…