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2013 in Somalia: A Look at Security

By Tres Thomas on January 3, 2013 • ( 3 )

This is the first in a multi-part series about Somalia in 2013. In 2012, the Somali National Army and its partners in AMISOM and Ethiopia retook major al-Shabaab strongholds–including the lucrative port of Kismayo–and essentially confined al-Shabaab to the southern… Read More ›

AMISOM Still Working to Counter al-Shabaab Threat in Kismayo

By Tres Thomas on November 29, 2012 • ( 0 )

AMISOM, the Somali National Army (SNA), and Ras Kamboni formally ousted al-Shabaab from its lucrative hub in Kismayo in early October 2012, but al-Shabaab has maintained a heavy informal influence in the port city. The group has carried out improvised… Read More ›