Somali Civil War

When Somali and African Union troops started gaining ground in Somalia’s civil war, fighters from al-Shabaab turned to another weapon: The water supply. Now many Somali towns and cities struggle to find enough water to survive, even when government troops appear to be winning.When Somali and African Union troops started gaining ground in Somalia’s civil war, fighters from al-Shabaab turned to another weapon: The water supply. Now many Somali towns and cities struggle to find enough water to survive, even when government troops appear to be winning.

Bombers targeted World Cup fans in Kampala, Uganda, killing at least 64 and injuring one American. Reporter for the The New York Times, Josh Kron reports from Kampala.

Mohamed Ali escaped Somalia’s civil war when he was 10. When he learned that Somali youth who don’t escape often end up wearing bomb-laden suicide vests, he decided to do something for them. Now he helps them start businesses.

Kathy Eldon lost her 22-year-old son during a brutal attack in Mogadishu two decades ago. In her new memoir, “In The Heart of Life,” she struggles to come to grips with every mother’s worst nightmare.

Al-Shabab has recruited Muslim militants from the Somali community in Minnesota. One Somali imam in the Twin Cities is determined to fight the terrorist group and any talk of extremism in Islam.