Ethiopia Ready to Launch ‘Massive Offensive’ Against Al-Shabab
The military campaign is in response to an ambush on Ethiopian troops and last…
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Somalia Must Speed Overhauling its Fragile Army, say Donors
BY MAGGIE FICK | REUTERS Somalia should accelerate reforms of its army, its main…
Ugandan Forces Stuck in Somalia, Says Army Chief
BY RISDEL KSASIRA | THE MONITOR The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen David Muhoozi,…
U.S. and UK May Have Been Wrongly Sanctioning Eritrea for Years
Has Eritrea Been Unfairly Sanctioned by the U.S. and UK (Others)? BY CONOR GAFFEY |…
UN Group Recommends Dropping Inquiry into Eritrea’s Ties to Al-Shabab
The finding of the UN panel that it has, for its 4th consecutive mandate,…
Terror in Mogadishu: Notes on the Public Response and Counterterrorism
The deadliest terrorist attack in over a decade just occurred in Somalia. What happen…
Somalia Declares 3-Days of National Mourning
Death toll from truck bomb blast rises to 189, making it the country’s deadliest…
Somalia: Defense Minister and Army Chief Resign
A blow to the Farmaajo-Khayre government BY MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN | VOA NEWS Somalia’s…