Articles about Somalia
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
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?
There is not much left to debate on the dangerous aspect of al-Shabab’s demonic doctrine that proclaims Islamic values and functions as mindless terrorists or bloodthirsty hoodlums, at best. At its core, al-Shabab is what it is. However, in recent years it has been transforming away from its original monolithic nature. Aside from becoming decentralized … Read more Bad Strategies Boost Al-Shabab
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