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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...
AL-Shabab’s Military Machine
Al-Shabab's conventional military wing is known as the Jabahaat ('fronts' in Arabic; singular Jabha). Its first iteration was formed in 2005 when the group sent a group of 15 men into the Somali region of Ethiopia. At its height in 2010, the Jabahaat numbered more...
The AS Finance System
Summary This paper discusses Al-Shabab's (AS) financial system and estimates the amount collected by the group, based on figures provided to Hiraal by former AS finance and Zakawaat officials. With the rise of Islamic State in Somalia, AS is not the only terrorist...
Isbedelada Ku Dhacay Al-Shabab
Bilowgi qarnigan, in ka badan toban Jihaadiyiin ah oo ka kala yimid ku dhawaad dhammaan qeybaha Soomaalia aya waxay ku yeesheen Muqdisho shirar qarsoodi ah si ay u dhisaan urur cusub oo Jihaadi ah. Iyagoo ka niyad jabsan hoggaamiyeyaasha ururka Al-Ictisaam Bil Kitab...