Somalia

The LWOT: Gitmo sees first tentative plea deal

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | FEBRUARY 24, 2012

This World in Photos This Week

Greece goes up in flames, Xi comes to Washington, and Brazil's Carnival begins.

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The LWOT: Chicago cab driver pleads guilty to material support charge

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The LWOT: U.S. citizen charged with terrorism offense in Florida

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 10, 2012

Mourning in Mogadishu

An exclusive portfolio by photographer Jared P. Moossy of the devastation wrought by famine.

PHOTOS BY JARED P. MOOSSY | NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Once Upon a Time in Mogadishu

A peek into the "pleasant" colonial past of the world's most dangerous city.

BY SOPHIA JONES | NOVEMBER 17, 2011

The LWOT: Basque separatist group renounces violence

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | OCTOBER 21, 2011

Mogadishu on the Mediterranean?

Muammar al-Qaddafi is dead. Now comes the hard part -- preventing Libya from turning into another Somalia.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 20, 2011

The Price of Failure

How much has the collapse of Somalia cost the world? $55 billion -- and here's where it went.

BY JOHN NORRIS, BRONWYN BRUTON | OCTOBER 5, 2011

Do Muslims Really Care About Somalia?

If they do, here's how they can save the country from famine.

BY AKBAR AHMED , FRANKIE MARTIN | SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The LWOT: North Carolina terror suspects plead not guilty

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND, ANDREW LEBOVICH | AUGUST 19, 2011

Vicious Cycle

After 20 years of trying to stop famine and eliminate piracy and terrorism in Somalia, the world's No. 1 failed state is still a mess.

AUGUST 16, 2011

The Black Hawk Down Effect

We all know what went wrong the last time the international community tried to end a crisis in Somalia. But we've forgotten what went right.

BY JOHN L. HIRSCH | AUGUST 12, 2011

The LWOT: White House releases counter-extremism strategy

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND AND ANDREW LEBOVICH | AUGUST 5, 2011

Interview: Rajiv Shah

The USAID administrator on the epic food crisis in the Horn of Africa, dealing with al Shabab, and why Somalia's famine is going to get worse before it gets better.

INTERVIEW BY ROBERT ZELIGER | JULY 28, 2011

We're Winning in Somalia

With a little more donor support, international forces can help drive al-Shabab out of Mogadishu.

BY BOUBACAR GAOUSSOU DIARRA | JULY 26, 2011

Famine Is a Crime

Civilization has defeated mass starvation. So why are so many Somalis dying of hunger?

BY CHARLES KENNY | JULY 25, 2011

The LWOT: Alleged Ft. Hood shooter arraigned

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JULY 22, 2011

The LWOT: American indicted for terrorist incitement

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JULY 15, 2011

The LWOT: Somali indicted after secret arrest, interrogation

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JULY 8, 2011

States of Change

Which countries gained and declined the most in this year's Failed States Index?

BY J.J. MESSNER | JUNE 20, 2011

The LWOT: Ayman al-Zawahiri appointed al-Qaeda leader

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JUNE 17, 2011

The LWOT: Chicago man convicted of supporting Lashkar-e-Taiba

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JUNE 10, 2011

The LWOT: Iraqis arrested on terror charges in Kentucky

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JUNE 3, 2011

The LWOT: 16 dead in Marrakesh bombing; Gitmo lawyer seeks WikiLeaks access

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 29, 2011

The LWOT: Pakistan arrests two Frenchmen for terror involvement

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 15, 2011

The LWOT: DC-area man sentenced after terrorism plea; CIA aims to kill, not capture

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 12, 2011

The LWOT: 9/11 plotters to be tried at Guantánamo

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 5, 2011

The LWOT: New data released on FBI terror investigations; Saudi accused of terror plot pleads not guilty

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 29, 2011

The Qaddafi I Know

The Libyan leader was no saint. But the West was wrong to intervene in African affairs.

BY YOWERI MUSEVENI | MARCH 24, 2011