U.S. Sanctions Hit al-Shabab’s Financing System
The U.S. Treasury imposed on Monday sanctions on 10 individuals managing al-Shabab’s financing networks and supplying the...
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Private U.S. Contractors Part of the ‘Kill Chain’ in East Africa Anti-Terrorist Operations
A Cold War military procurement program, preferred private contractors, and escalating drone strikes in Somalia.
Report: Mozambique Violence Funded by Illicit Trade
The recent surge of violence in Mozambique at the hand of extremist militants has been funded by the country’s illicit...
Trekking Through Hell to Flee From al-Shabab
Said, a young Somalian man, left his home in 2015 to escape recruitment by jihadist group al-Shabab. After journeying for...
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