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Somalia: Al-Shabab Demanding Children
Somalia Bombing Takes Ghastly Civilian Toll
Video depicts refugee being beat and ransomed
(GVO) – In Somalia, a lack of job opportunities and civil war lead youth to risk their lives to travel from their homeland to Europe. They face abuse and exploitation by armed groups as well as smuggling networks operating in Libya, where many of…
Trump Backs Sunni Radical Islam over Moderate Shi’ism
Middle East (SCF) – President Donald Trump signaled to the nations of the Middle East and Muslim world that he strongly backs radical Sunni Islam, mostly embodied by Saudi Arabia’s brand of Wahhabism, over the emerging moderate Shi’ism on display in…
Strong Partnerships and Further Funding Key to Beating Back Famine
Somalia (NFA) – On the eve of the London Somalia Conference, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called today for further scale-up of the humanitarian response in Somalia and strengthening of the partnership between the international community, the Federal Government of Somalia…
Survey Says: Mexico Rated the World’s Second Deadliest Conflict Area After Syria
Mexico (Sputnik) – A new global survey has named Mexico the second deadliest area in the world after Syria, due to the Central American nation’s violent ongoing drug war. Syria’s six-year war came in first for most dangerous conflict for the fifth consecutive year,…
There’s No Strategy Behind Trump’s Wars — Only Brute Force
United States (FPIF) – Trump’s wars are now all over the map. The peace movement can fight back by joining already thriving intersectional campaigns. These are awesome days for headline writers. So many global settings, such an abundance of weapons, such…
President Farmaajo declares war on Alshabab, calls on the public to support security agencies
Somalia (NFA) – The president of the Federal Republic of Somalia, His Excellency Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has declared the country is in a state of war with the terror group Alshabab and has asked the Somali people to stand with the…
Shaping US Middle East Policy: It’s Pentagon Who Calls the Shots Today
United States (SCF) – There are signs that the United States administration is deepening its military involvement in armed conflicts abroad, indicating a military-first approach. With no loud statements made to attract public attention, the US military footprint in the Middle…
Yemen: Attack on Refugee Boat Likely War Crime
Yemen (HRW) – Failed Investigations into Abuses as War Turns 2 An apparent Saudi-led coalition attack on a boat carrying Somali civilians off the coast of Yemen highlights the need for accountability on the second anniversary of the Yemeni armed conflict,…
Kenya: Protect Somalis Facing Conflict, Abuses, Drought
Kenya (NFA) – Kenya should protect and assist Somali refugees and asylum seekers facing ongoing conflict and a humanitarian crisis in Somalia, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. In line with a recent High Court decision, the authorities…
Country Profile: Somalia
Somalia (NI) – Somalia today is more like a political marketplace than a modern nation-state Somalia today is more like a political marketplace than a modern nation-state. The everyday mayhem and hustle of the capital city, Mogadishu, where political positions and…
World Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis since WWII: UN
World (Tasnim) – The United Nations is warning that the world is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the end of World War II, with more than 20 million people facing starvation and famine in four countries. The world body’s humanitarian…
Nearly 1.4 million children at imminent risk of death as famine looms in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen – UNICEF
Africa (NFA) – Almost 1.4 million children are at imminent risk of death from severe acute malnutrition this year, as famine looms in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, UNICEF said today. “Time is running out for more than a million…