A ‘Firefight’ in Somalia Exposes Weaknesses of Pentagon Combat Rules in Africa
The Daily Beast7 days agoMOGADISHU, Somalia—Thursday afternoon, as the head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) took center stage in a Pentagon press briefing room, Washington was buzzing with conflicting opinions ...
Before the U.S. begins a war with Iran
The Gazette2 hours agoAl-Qaeda, ISIS, Boko Haram, Al Shabab (Somalia) and the Taliban are Sunni terrorist groups nurtured in Wahhabi madrasahs and intent on attacking the West.
John McCain’s Last Fight
Politico3 days agoHe also resisted what he saw as muddled interventions in Somalia and, initially, Bosnia—at least until the massacre of thousands of Muslim men—and voted against intervention in Haiti, ...
Analysis | How educational programs in Africa can help counter violent extremism
Washington Post4 days agoSomalia’s capital has been rocked by multiple bomb attacks in the past few months, and a May 6 blast in a border town killed seven Kenyan soldiers. In recent months, a series of bombings ...
UN extends African peace mission in Somalia
AFP via Yahoo News5 days agoA UN-backed peacekeeping mission in Somalia, which faces attacks by an Al-Qaeda affiliate, received unanimous Security Council backing Tuesday until July 31. The African Union Mission ...
Tropical cyclone threatens Somalia and Djibouti
Al Jazeera3 days agoA small but powerful tropical cyclone is threatening Djibouti and northern parts of Somalia with severe weather within the next 24 hours. 'Sagar' was named by the Indian Meteorological ...
U.S. Special Forces Accused In Botched Terror Raid That Killed Somali Civilians
Newsweek via Yahoo News4 days agoAmerican special forces in Somalia have been accused of involvement in a bungled terror raid that left five civilians dead. Locals in the Lower Shabelle region south of the capital Mogadishu ...
Kenya buries victims of rose farm dam burst
Reuters via Yahoo News4 days agoAfter a severe drought last year, two months of heavy rain have affected nearly a million people in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Uganda. More than 150 people have been killed and 300,000 ...
The High Cost of Caring
Psychology Today3 hours agoSix years ago, Brenda Chamberlain found herself slowly unraveling. By that time Chamberlain had been working for Microsoft for about five years, first as a contractor and then on staff. By the ...
Trump marks start of Ramadan by praising Muslims
New York Post6 days agoFederal courts across the country have blocked the implementation of three versions of the ban. The Supreme Court heard arguments last month over Trump’s third try at an executive order banning ...
