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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 United States at War in Somalia

Bottom Line Up FrontOn December 17, the U.S. reported that it had conducted six airstrikes in Somalia, killing 62 militants from the al-Qaeda-linked [...] More

Making a Killing: The Nexus of Terrorism and Wildlife Trafficking

Making a Killing: The Nexus of Terrorism and Wildlife Trafficking

The role of wildlife trafficking in funding militancy and terrorism has received intense attention from conservationists globally as well as from [...] More

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

AMISOM: A Decade into the Fight Against Al Shabaab

The multinational peacekeeping force known as AMISOM has been losing the momentum in its battle against al Shabaab in Somalia, as evidenced by the [...] More

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

<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

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

<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

Natural Security Series: Global Security and Illegal Fishing in Somalia

On March 13, desperate Somali fishermen hijacked the tanker Aris-13 off the coast of Puntland, in the northeast part of the country. This was the [...] More

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

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

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

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