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Security in Somalia: A Review of 2022
2022 was marked by the transition to a new administration in Somalia, the subsequent formation of a new government, and a civilian uprising against Al-Shabaab (AS) that began in Hiraan over the summer but took root in September. However, despite the widely reported...
A Losing Game: Countering Al-Shabab’s Financial System
Much has changed since Hiraal Institute’s 2018 report on the AS financial system.1 The group’s capability in tax collection has improved, and complaints about the group’s reach have been growing ever since. This study was therefore done in order to understand how the...
Dedaalkii Guuldaraysanayay: Ladagaalanka Nidaamka Maaliyadeed ee Al-Shabab
Wax badan ayaa is badalay mudadii ka dambaysay warbixintii Mac-hadka Hiraal sannadkii 2018 ka diyaariyay nidaamka maaliyadeed ee AS1. Awoodda cashuur ururineed ee kooxdu waa ay horumartay, cabashooyinka ku saabsan sida ay meelo cusub ugusii fidayaanna waa sii...
Warbixinta Ammaanka Sanad-Badhka ee Soomaaliya
Nuxurka Sanadka 2020 waxey ku bilaabatay iyadoo Al-Shabaab difaac la gelinayo balse weerarkeeda uu weli firfircoonyahay. Kooxda waxaa la soo derisay weeraro joogto ah oo ay Xulufadu ku qaadayeen goobaha baadiyaha ah oo ay ku xoogan tahay. Saddexdi bil ee sanadka ugu...
Semi-annual Somalia Security Report
Summary The year 2020 had started with al-Shabab increasingly on the defensive but still very active offensively, as it had been subjected to a concerted effort by the allies conducting raids into the group's strongholds. By the first quarter of the year, the group...
Security in Somalia Q1 2020
The allies continue to maintain a shaky handle on AS this quarter, but the group is trying to bolster its urban terrorism campaign. Its IED campaign seems to be picking up, but its direct military attacks seemed to be stalling. Introduction As a result of the...
The War in Somalia in 2019
Summary The year 2019 saw the effect of allied response to Al-Shabab’s focus on assassinations in 2018, when it had ratcheted up assassinations and reduced direct military raids. The allied response led to a significant reduction in assassinations, SVBIEDs, massed...
Doing Business in a War Zone
Summary Business in Somalia is shaped by security and governance issues. Major businesses in the country started their journey during the darkest days of the civil war. They adapted to the situation and helped lay the groundwork for the recovery of the Somali state by...
Ku-ganacsiga Goob Dagaal
Dulmar Guud Ganacsiga Soomaaliya waxaa aalaaba xukuma xaaladda amni iyo midda dowladeed. Ganacsiyada waaweyn ee dalku waxay halgankooda soo billaabeen xilliyadii ugu madoobaa ee dagaalkii sokeeye. Waxay la qabsadeen xaaladaha waxayna ka qeyb qaateen asaaska soo...
Dagaalka ka oogan Soomaaliya sanadka 2018
Dulmar Guud Rubuc sanadeedkii u dambeeyay 2018 waxaa sii kordhayay dilalka toogashada ah iyo kuwa bombada dhajiska ah ee Kooxda Al-Shabaab, iyadoo ay hoos u dhaceen tirada weerarada tooska ah ee lala beegsado dowladda iyo fadhiyada ciidammada ay bahda yihiin....