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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.

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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.

The failure of counterterrorism in Africa is revealed
Africa

The failure of counterterrorism in Africa is revealed

Thinking has changed. Therefore, outside powers must avoid the same mistakes in Mozambique.