In the past few years, Somalis in the federal state of Puntland have been living under a ruthless terrorism campaign. The perpetrators periodically attacked soft targets, government facilities, assassinated societal elites, and business owners who were not forthcoming in paying extortion money. While these kinds of terrorism acts are not unique to Puntland, the official … Read more ISIS In Somalia: Fact Or Fiction? – OpEd
Like many people around the world, I rejoiced with the liberated Syrian people when the tyrannical dynasty of a father and son that oppressed them for more than half a century finally came to an end. There is no doubt that the revolutionary lightning that struck Syria and brought down the regime with speed of … Read more A New Syria By Union Of Clashing Interests – OpEd
Whilst the memorandum between Addis Ababa and Hargeisa has brought issues around Somalia’s sovereignty back into the spotlight, addressing the sovereignty-deficit is an old problem. Somalis find themselves in a race against time as Turkiye’s abortive attempts to broker a deal between Somalia and Ethiopia stall. Meanwhile, the likelihood of Addis Ababa advancing its memorandum … Read more Can Somalia Regain Its Sovereignty?
Consistent with its patented contempt of the international rule of law, Israel continues business as usual. Though it is accused of carrying out genocide in Gaza and the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, there is no sign indicating that Israel will slow … Read more Assassination of Haniyeh and the ‘Samson Option’
Ever since Ethiopia and semi-autonomous region of Somaliland signed a controversial memorandum of understanding that ignited flames of outrage among Somali nationalists everywhere, it instantly attracted various international media attention. Though the full content of the MoU is yet to be made public, the gist of it is to grant Ethiopia exclusive 20 kilometers for naval and … Read more Geopolitics Of Ethiopia’s Red Sea Seaport Fiasco