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.
July 24, 2025
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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
February 21, 2024
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.
March 02, 2023
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.
December 20, 2022
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.
August 18, 2022
Africa
Sending US troops back into Somalia would be folly
Trump's instincts to withdraw them from the country were right. Now the Pentagon seems to be reverting back to old, failed strategies.
July 06, 2021
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