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Somalia
Somali militants grow more brazen in attack
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
North African states at risk of being overrun by al-Qaeda
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Somalia
AU asks UN for Somalia air and naval blockade
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Al Qaeda
Somali government and allies attack insurgents
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Somalia
Save the Children calls for release of Somalia hostage
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Shabaab
Somali militias clash, undermining new strategy
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Somalia
In Somalia, signs of discord appear in a militant group
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Somalia
Somalia’s AU peace force ‘gains ground in Mogadishu’
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Somalia
Somali ambulance workers risk death in city of war
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Kenya
Kenya says West wasting money on anti-piracy ships
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United States
US to seek stronger ties with Somaliland and Puntland
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Kenya
Kenya defends arrests over Uganda World Cup bombing
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda ‘expand into Uganda’
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Suicide bomber detonates inside Somalia’s presidental compound
A suicide bomber penetrated the first ring of security at the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu.
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Somalia
PM: Somalia to open 2nd front against insurgents
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United Kingdom
Britain facing a new wave of terrorist attacks, MI5 warns
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Caucasus
Somalia battles measure success in meters
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Somalia
Network of spies threatens Somalia
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Somali troops defeat suicide attack on Mogadishu port
A Shabaab suicide bomber hijacked a fuel truck and entered the seaport, but was stopped before he could detonate his bomb.
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Is ‘constructive disengagement’ the solution in Somalia?
On Thursday, Joshua Foust published an article at PBS’s Need to Know that, though avoiding the term “constructive disengagement,” mirrors the arguments advanced by Bronwyn Bruton’s report for CFR, and those made by Fareed Zakaria in the wake of the bombings al Shabaab executed in Uganda. Though constructive disengagement is often advanced as a minor-league panacea to Somalia’s ills, I tend to have several issues with the way arguments for this solution are constructed, and Foust’s article is no exception. Using Foust’s piece as a basis for discussion, this entry will analyze some of the general problems with the advocacy…
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Somalia
Somali militants try piracy to fund attacks
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African Union troops repel Shabaab suicide assault on Mogadishu airport
A five-man assault team penetrated the first layer of security at Mogadishu International Airport. Two African Union soldiers and three civilians were killed.
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Shabaab
Inside al-Shabaab’s media strategy
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Somalia
In Somali civil war, both sides embrace pirates
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Al Qaeda
Attack on Somali civilians sparks worries of militia’s growing boldness
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Somalia
Somalis flee fourth day of violence in Mogadishu
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Somalia
Hotel Suicide Bomber Linked to al-Shabab’s Senior Leader
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Somalia
Somalis flee fourth day of violence in Mogadishu
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Shabaab
Where does Somalia’s Al Shabab suicide attack leave the government?
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
CIA sees increased threat from al-Qaeda in Yemen
