Fighting Escalates, Ethiopia Military Vows ‘Onslaught’ in Southern Somalia AU Attacks Towns Around Mogadishu
US Embassy in Kenya Warns of Terror Attack US intervention in the region has changed little since al-Qaeda attacked the US Embassy in Kenya in 1998
Bombing in Central Somalia Indicates Toughening Shabab Resistance Washington is searching for monsters to destroy in Somalia
Somalia Promises West Oil Riches in Exchange for Security The discovery of oil reserves in the north has opened possibility for greater Western intervention, the last thing Somalia needs
Clinton Threatens Sanctions, Increased Presence in Somalia Clinton, while lambasting supposed spoilers blocking progress, ignored the Western intervention that has devastated Somalia for decades
Children Abused by Somali Militants, Some With US Support Warring parties in Somalia, including some militias backed by the US, are abducting and recruiting children to fight
US Considers Increasing Military Aid to Proxies in Somalia The fight against al-Shabab is just one element in a broader US war in East Africa
Car Bomb Explodes in Somalia Capital, Killing at Least 10 The US military strategy in Somalia is creating more violence
