Timeline of the War in Somalia

Somali troops march against Al Shabaab

Al-Shabaab’s ‘water terrorism’ is yielding results and tragedy in Somalia’s civil war

Conflict

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.

African Union troops patrolling in Kismayo, in southern Somalia. The Kenyan-led troops come under daily attack in Kismayo.

Shabab on the Offensive Inside Somalia

Global Politics

Combating Rape in Somalia: Women at a Crossroads

Conflict & Justice

Mogadishu Camps For Displaced People Still Packed

Conflict & Justice
The World

Amphibious Assault on Somali Port

Global Politics

Somali-American Man is Alleged Suicide Attacker

Over the weekend, two suicide bombers carried out an attack on African Union troops in Mogadishu, Somalia. Ten people were killed.  The man allegedly responsible? A 22-year-old Somali-American man named Abdisalan Hussein Ali. He’s not the first Somali-American to leave the U.S. and return back to Somalia to join a terrorist group called al Shabab.  Zuhur Ahmed  hosts […]

The World

Why Somali Islamists Stop People Fleeing the Famine

Global Politics

The Islamist Al Shabaab group has been blocking aid, apparently because it’s seen as coming from “infidels.”

Somalia: The World’s Worst Famine in a Generation

Global Politics

Despite an announcement from al-Shabaab, the Islamic militant group is still blocking foreign aid agencies.

The World

14 indicted for aiding Somali terrorist group

Conflict & Justice

Fourteen people, mostly of Somali descent, have been accused of providing support to the Somali terrorist group al-Shabab. A handful of people have been arrested in recent weeks on charges they were leaving to aid the terrorist group.

The World

In Afghanistan, ‘avoid civilian deaths’ both a strategic and moral imperative

Conflict & Justice

A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that by sparing civilian lives in Afghanistan, U.S. and NATO forces will suffer fewer revenge attacks by insurgents.
Co-author of the study, Radha Iyengar explains.