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A woman holds her hand over her face and clutches the arm of a man next to her as they walk through the destroyed shopping district in Mogadishu.
Conflict
Minnesota’s Somali immigrants feel ‘holes’ left after deadly Mogadishu attack
Somali government forces evacuate an injured colleague from the scene of an explosion at Kilometer 4 street in the Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia, on Oct. 14, 2017.
Conflict
A big truck bomb strikes outside a hotel in Somalia’s capital
A Somali soldier patrols a street following a suicide car bomb and gun attack.
Books
The death of a Navy SEAL reveals US mission creep in Somalia
An internally displaced woman from drought-hit area at a makeshift settlement area in Dolow, Somalia, April 4, 2017.
Conflict
Somalis walk for days searching for food and water while al-Shabab blocks aid
Wooden crosses are placed on the ground, symbolising the 147 people killed during an attack by gunmen at the Garissa University College.
Conflict
Kenyans take to the streets and social media to honor the victims of last week’s attack
A woman holding a rose prays during a Nairobi memorial vigil following an attack by gunmen at Kenya's Garissa University College.
Conflict
Targeting the militants of al-Shabab with airstrikes is easier said than done
A Kenyan security officer searches a boy for weapons before an Easter Sunday service at a Catholic church in Garissa, Kenya, on April 5, 2015. Somali Kenyans fear a crackdown following a massacre at the Garissa Univeristy by Somali militants.
Conflict
Somalis in Kenya brace for a backlash
A Kenya Defense Force soldier runs for cover during al-Shabab's attack on a university compound in Garissa on April 2, 2015.
Conflict
Al-Shabab are masters of terror — and masters of the media
Abdirizak Bihi, who directs the Somali Education and Social Advocacy Center in Minnesota, testifies at a congressional hearing on radicalization in Washington. Bihi's nephew left Minnesota to fight with al-Shabab in 2008.
Conflict
In Minnesota, ISIS may be building on the recruiting networks once used by other terror groups
Mohammed Ahamed waits at a money-transfer business in Minneapolis to send money to his ex-wife in Somalia. About 40 percent of all Somali families rely on remittances from another country.
Economics
Somali Americans fight to save their lifeline of cash for relatives back home
A relative of a victim lights a candle during the first anniversary memorial service of the Westgate shopping mall terrorist attack in Kenya's capital Nairobi on September 21, 2014.
Conflict
Kenya considers its security on the anniversary of the Westgate mall siege
Investigators suspect this Westgate mall suspect is Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, who grew up in Norway and was born in Somalia.
Conflict & Justice
How does a boy from a seaside town in Norway end up a terrorist in Kenya?
Environment
When you buy ivory, you may be funding al-Shabab terrorists
A Kenyan police officer tries to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre after a militant siege.
Conflict & Justice
The urban guerrilla comes of age
Conflict & Justice
How the extremist group al-Shabab looks for recruits
African Union troops patrolling in Kismayo, in southern Somalia. The Kenyan-led troops come under daily attack in Kismayo.
Global Politics
Shabab on the Offensive Inside Somalia