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Al-Shabaab is Resurging in Somalia

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Al-Shabaab is Resurging in Somalia

Bottom Line Up FrontAl-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group in Somalia, is resurging again and demonstrating the ability to launch attacks [...] More

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The Widespread Disdain for Somalia’s Government

Despite international efforts to combat the terrorist group, al Shabaab remains a dangerous adversary capable of inflicting mass casualties, as [...] More

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<p>Ruins in Mogadishu after a truck bombing.</p>

Nation Building or Targeted Killings: Tough Choices for U.S. in Somalia

The truck bomb that devastated the Somali capital of Mogadishu and killed more than 320 people on Saturday was the deadliest terrorist attack in [...] More

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Long-Term Solutions vs. Short-Term Revenge

On Saturday, a truck bomb struck the Somali capital of Mogadishu killing more than 320 people and injuring more than 500 others. While no group [...] More

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<p>Rubble from the explosion in Mogadishu</p>

Hundreds Dead in Mogadishu Blast — What Does it Mean for U.S.?

One of Somalia’s worst-ever terrorist attacks may have been spurred in part by a stepped up U.S. counterterrorism campaign against al Qaeda-linked al [...] More

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Limited Options

The Cipher brief spoke with Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, CEO of Valens Global and a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about the [...] More

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Flexing Some Muscle

Having carried out several attacks in the last couple of months, al Shabaab remains a “very high” threat to security in Somalia and surrounding [...] More

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Al Shabaab: A Persistent Threat

Al Shabaab: A Persistent Threat

With al Shabaab orchestrating deadly attacks on a near-weekly basis, the terrorist group continues to pose a significant threat to regional stability [...] More

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Al-Shabaab Building in Advance of Somali Elections

Al-Shabaab Building in Advance of Somali Elections

The run-up to Somali elections, slated to begin in less than a month, has Somalia watchers concerned that the terrorist group al-Shabaab will seize [...] More

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Combatting the Al Shabaab Threat

Combatting the Al Shabaab Threat

The lack of good governance and the spread of terrorism seem to go hand in hand. That is quite apparent in East Africa. Just last month, al Qaeda’s [...] More

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A War We Can’t Win

Long before 9/11, Washington regarded East Africa as a fertile playing ground for terrorists. Osama bin Laden spent half a decade in the Sudan during [...] More

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Defeating Al-Qaeda’s Nodes

Al Qaeda and the Islamic State thrive in lawless and ungoverned spaces where there is no rule of law to keep them in check. Al Qaeda’s home base in [...] More

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