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US trashed Somalia, can we really scold its people for coming here?
Africa

US trashed Somalia, can we really scold its people for coming here?

Trump’s vitriol against the African state dates back long before the current aid scandal, but in the context of recent history, it makes little sense.

Trump is blasting away at Somalia with zero effect
Africa

Trump is blasting away at Somalia with zero effect

The US is bombing while a number of countries with their own interests are engaging in counterterrorism on the ground. It isn't working.

US inks deal to build up to 5 bases in Somalia
Africa

US inks deal to build up to 5 bases in Somalia

This isn't necessarily about security but about an increasing influence game in the region

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Africa

Clan fighting threatens Somaliland's independent, hard-fought security

Hargeisa has kept terrorists at bay without US help. Now leaders need to let local mechanisms take hold to keep it that way.

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Africa

In biased Somalia report, Washington Post serves military's interests only

The piece blows Trump's troop 'withdrawal' from the country out of proportion, while ignoring the failures of our intervention there.

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Africa

US bombs Somalia for the third time this summer

These operations have been going on for 15 years straight — so long that mainstream media barely finds the energy to report on it.