Al-Shabaab Gains Ground in Somalia as Political Divisions Weaken Defenses
One July evening, Maryan Abdikadir Geedi decided it was time to leave her small shop in the town of Moqokori, in Somalia’s Hiiraan region. For months she had resisted the urge to abandon her business, despite reports that al-Shabaab fighters were advancing. She had seen her town change hands many times before, but this time … Read more