US wars since 2001 have killed 4.5 million people
A succession of US presidents, Democratic and Republican, share responsibility for the worst crimes of the 21st century.
•Patrick Martin
Somalia
Somalia pushed closer to famine by US/NATO sanctions on Russia, international speculation and drought
Despite the gravity of the crisis, the US, other major powers and financial institutions have ignored the UN’s humanitarian appeal as they turn their attention and resources to the war in Ukraine.
•Jean Shaoul
Biden sends US troops back into Somalia
The goal of the Biden administration is to secure US imperialism’s control over the Horn of Africa and trade through the Suez Canal in preparation for confrontation with China.
•Alex Findijs
Record 50.8 million people internally displaced in 2019
The plight of tens of millions of internally displaced people is virtually ignored, attracting little global attention during the escalating global pandemic.
•Jean Shaoul
Protests in Somalia after police killing during pandemic lockdown
The protests reflect a broader anger towards the brutal methods utilized by the security forces during the curfew
•Stephan McCoy
SEP candidate Thomas Scripps addresses UK Somali community hustings
The November 30 meeting was attended by representatives of voluntary and campaigning organisations. The Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green Parties and Plaid Cymru also sent representatives.
•our reporters
Latest US airstrike kills scores in Somalia
The latest US airstrike came in the wake of an al-Shabab attack on a hotel in Kenya that left 21 people dead.
•Bill Van Auken
Bombings kill 62 in Somalia amid escalating US scramble for Africa
The intensive US air strikes in Somalia came on the heels of Washington’s unveiling of a new policy based upon Africa as an arena of great power conflict.
•Bill Van Auken
US special operations soldier killed, four others wounded in Somalia
The threat is emerging that Somalia will become the arena for the same kind of US-backed bloodbath that is being carried out, on the opposite side of the Gulf of Aden, in Yemen.
•Bill Van Auken
Record pace of drone strikes mark sharp escalation of US war in Somalia
Monday’s strike was the ninth such attack this year putting 2018 on track to overtake the record total set in 2017.
•Eddie Haywood
AFRICOM envisions two years of open-ended warfare in Somalia
The announcement marks a further escalation of Washington’s military offensive in Somalia which has been ramped up over the last year, including the deployment of 500 special forces personnel.
•Eddie Haywood
US expands military offensive in Somalia
The official US military deployment in Somalia has increased to more than 500, the largest contingent of soldiers in the country since 1993.
•Eddie Haywood
US carries out three drone strikes in Somalia
Since the beginning of 2017, the US has carried out 26 drone missile attacks in the impoverished East African country.
•Eddie Haywood
Bombings kill hundreds in Somali capital
Twin bombings in central areas of Somalia’s capital of MogadishuSaturday killed at least 302 people and injured 300 others, with thedeath toll expected to climb.
•Eddie Haywood, Thomas Gaist
The London Conference on Somalia: Imperialists plan military buildup in Horn of Africa
Amid the worst famine conditions since the Second World War, the capitalist ruling classes are stoking war and militarism in Somalia and throughout the Horn of Africa.
•Thomas Gaist
US prepares military response to world-historic famine in sub-Saharan Africa, Arabian Peninsula
The American military is “war-gaming procedures to work in a famine-type environment,” according to AFRICOM commander General Thomas Waldhauser.
•Thomas Gaist
Trump administration announces new military operation in Somalia
The Pentagon announced the deployment of dozens of US troops to Somalia last week, the first traditional military operation in the country since 1994.
•Eddie Haywood
US intensifies military training operations across Africa
The growing number of training exercises and operations coordinated by AFRICOM point to a “pivot to Africa” and make clear Washington’s aim of imperialist domination of the African continent.
•Eddie Haywood
Imperialist wars and interventions fuel refugee crisis in Africa
Wars waged or organized by the American government in numerous African countries, including Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria, and Mali, have turned millions into refugees.
•Thomas Gaist
Famine threatens millions in the Horn of Africa as Washington prepares expanded war in Somalia
Starvation and malnutrition are menacing the lives of 10-15 million people in the Horn of Africa countries of Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya.
•Thomas Gaist