South Sudan Joins AU, Offers to Invade Somalia | War-torn nation sees another war as ticket to foreign funding
South Sudan Joins AU, Offers to Invade Somalia
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Report: Al-Shabab’s Mogadishu ‘Exit’ Part of Growing Internal Rift
Report: Al-Shabab’s Mogadishu ‘Exit’ Part of Growing Internal Rift | Militant faction’s moderate, hawkish wings increasingly at odds
State Dept-Funded Nonprofit Trains Somali Troops
State Dept-Funded Nonprofit Trains Somali Troops | US sees contractor force as different from ‘direct’ involvement
Despite Claims of Victory, Somalia Pushes AU for More Troops
Despite Claims of Victory, Somalia Pushes AU for More Troops | President predicts imminent defeat of al-Shabaab nationwide, but calls for escalation
Somali Govt Offers Amnesty to Mogadishu Fighters
Somali Govt Offers Amnesty to Mogadishu Fighters | Clashes continue despite leadership’s claims of victory
Despite Somali ‘Victory’ Claims, Fighting Continues
Despite Somali ‘Victory’ Claims, Fighting Continues | Al-Shabaab insists change in tactics not a retreat
Somali Troops Kill Ten in Mogadishu Food Riot
Somali Troops Kill Ten in Mogadishu Food Riot | Witnesses say soldiers were stealing rations
Kenya-Armed Militiamen Attack Somali Famine Refugees
Kenya-Armed Militiamen Attack Somali Famine Refugees | Unpaid militia make a living targeting refugees
Rep. King Calls More Anti-Muslim Hearings
Rep. King Calls More Anti-Muslim Hearings | Latest round to focus on Somali-Americans as ‘threat to homeland security’
US: al-Qaeda Faction Arming Somali Militants
US: al-Qaeda Faction Arming Somali Militants | Officials spin muddled story about al-Shabaab’s ‘al-Qaeda ties’
