Fact-Checks

Decoding the Doolow Strike: Somalia’s Political War Takes to the Skies

Declassified National Correspondent -
DOOLOW, Somalia — Just before midnight on Thursday, an explosion ripped through the home of General Mahad Abdirahman Adan, the former commander of Somalia’s...

Somalia’s Dangerous Minefield: How the Terrorism Label Became Political Ammunition

Fact-Checks National Correspondent -
BAIDOA, Somalia — The political and security crisis unfolding in Somalia’s South West State is increasingly being fought through one of the most consequential...
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The TikTok Diplomacy: How Beijing Is Recruiting Somali Voices

Declassified National Correspondent -
MOGADISHU — China is expanding its campaign to shape public opinion in Somalia beyond diplomatic meetings, development projects and...

Somalia’s Federal Crisis Moves From Political Dispute to Street Fighting

Fact-Checks National Correspondent -
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Heavy fighting in Baidoa on Monday has transformed Somalia’s unresolved constitutional dispute into another armed confrontation over...

Somalia’s Thief-or-Liar Presidency: A Fight Over Land, Money and Power

Fact-Checks National Correspondent -
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Which is worse for a country: a politician who steals its money or one who deceives...

“The Shoreline Strategy”: Understanding America’s Quiet Shift in Somalia

Fact-Checks National Correspondent -
MOGADISHU - For more than three decades, the United States approached Somalia as a state-building project: strengthen the federal...

Special Report: Unpacking the Politics of Electoral Predetermination in Somalia

Declassified Staff Reporter -
MOGADISHU - By every outward appearance, Somalia is entering another electoral cycle. In reality, the country's most consequential political...

The Somalia Decision That Will Test the Future of UN Peace Operations

Declassified National Correspondent -
MOGADISHU - For years, Somalia’s security effort has depended on something that is rarely visible from the battlefield: the...
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