Abdiweli M. Yusuf: Islamic State Financer Captured in Somalia Publication: Militant Leadership Monitor Volume: 16 Issue: 2

Executive Summary: * Puntland security forces captured Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf, the Islamic State–Somalia (IS–Somalia) finance chief, on July 25. While IS–Somalia remains a small force, the removal of key leaders such as Yusuf signals mounting pressure on IS’s financial and operational capacity, potentially weakening the group’s broader presence across Africa....

WHY DO SO MANY INCOMPETENT MEN BECOME LEADERS?

Why Most Leaders Are Inept Google “my boss is,” and you’ll see the following auto- complete options: “abusive,” “crazy,” “mean,” “incompe- tent,” and “lazy.” Opinion surveys produce similar results. According to Gallup, a global polling firm that periodically collects attitudinal data from employees all over the world, 75 percent of...

WAR-MURTIYEED-Madasha Samatabixinta Soomaaliyeed oo ka duulaysa

1. Adkaynta midnimada iyo wadajirka dalka, iyo sidii xal loogu heli lahaa khilaafka siyaasadeed ee ka dhashay beddelkii Dastuurka. 2. In meel looga soo wada-jeesto dagaalka kooxaha argagexisada ah ee Al- shabaab iyo Daacish, si loo badbaadiyo jirtaanka qarannimo iyo dowladnimada ee dalkeenna. 3. In dowlad goboleedyada maqan ee Puntland...

Somalia’s army and peacekeepers recapture key town from militants

* Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for an attack in March that narrowly missed the convoy of Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and fired shells at Mogadishu’s airport in April MOGADISHU: The Somali army and international peacekeepers have “fully secured” a strategic town from Islamist militants after over a week of fighting,...

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Somalia’s Code-Red: Looming Security Crisis in the Horn

Never, in the history of Somalia's contemporary governance, has so much political goodwill, both domestic and international, been squandered by anyone as President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has done in the past 12 months. In the early morning hours of 16 May 2022, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (HSM) was elected as the...