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Tourism downturn leaves 3,000 Lamu hotel staff jobless

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More than 3,000 hotel workers in Lamu County are jobless following the closure of six beach hotels. The resorts shut down due to lack of international guests, according to Lamu Tourist Association Vice-Chairman Ghalib Alwy. He said since last year, European to... More »

Al-Shabaab injures police officers in Garissa attack

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Several police officers were injured on Monday evening after Al-Shabaab attacked their convoy at Yumbis in Fafi Sub-County, Garissa County. The officers were travelling to Yumbis in four vehicles to reinforce the squad that was battling the militants who had a... More »

Why young midwestern Somalis try to join Islamic State

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ON May 3rd two Muslim men with rifles attacked a security guard at a venue in Texas showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Both were shot dead before they killed anyone—they were incompetent terrorists, fortunately. The Islamic State claimed responsibility ... More »

Somali govt completes probe into MP’s murder

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Somalia’s security agencies have completed their murder investigations into the killing of a Somali MP in a drive-by shooting in Mogadishu on Saturday, officials told  Sunday. According to a senior security officials, the investigations concluded that Somali m... More »

The Conoco – Somalia Declassification Project # 3

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A Temporary Withdrawal – Security Concerns 1. “Update of Threat Assessment – Somalia.” Cable from US Embassy in Mogadishu to State Department Headquarters. 7 September 1989. Cable Number: Mogadishu 09512. Source: Freedom of Information Act release (2006-01-288... More »