Showing posts with label Barawe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barawe. Show all posts

Friday, April 1, 2016

Journalist Visits al-Shabaab-held City

The Washington Times published on 31 March 2016 an article titled "Al-Shabab Offers Somalis Security, Stability in Exchange for Shariah Law" by Tonny Onyulo.  While an interesting account by someone who actually visited the al-Shabaab held town of Barawe, the article goes out of its way to highlight the positive aspects of al-Shabaab and minimize the negative. 

Friday, October 10, 2014

Al-Shabaab after the Fall of Barawe

Reuters published on 10 October 2014 an article datelined Barawe, Somalia, titled "Somalia's Islamist Rebels Down but not Out after Military Setbacks" by Feisal Omar.  The article describes the situation in Barawe following its recent fall to AMISOM troops and speculates on the future of al-Shabaab.