AEI Ideas
Monday, August 15, 2016 - 07:04
US-backed forces in Libya are about to declare victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) in Sirte. ISIS losing its main stronghold in North Africa is good, of course, but unfortunately this news is not as good as it seems. Here’s why.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 06:02
Al Shabaab, al Qaeda’s Somalia-based affiliate, lost its largest remaining stronghold this weekend to pro-Somalia troops. That stronghold, a port-city called Barawe, was a hub for al Shabaab. The city, a straight shot south of the capital Mogadishu (about 135 miles), hosted al Shabaab leadership and major training camps, served as part of the supply route to the Somali capital and provided al Shabaab with revenue through charcoal trade. But the loss of Barawe is not a death-blow to the al Qaeda affiliate.