By Ismail H. Warsame Garowe, Puntland, Somalia; Toronto, Canada — The Cameroon-flagged cargo vessel MV Lutuf, hijacked by pirates on Aug. 17 off the coast of Puntland’s Nugaal region, is free. On that single fact, Mogadishu and Garowe agree. On almost everything else, they do not — and the gap between their two accounts says … Continue reading OpEd: Freed Ship, Fractured Story — Mogadishu and Puntland Give Conflicting Accounts of the MV Lutuf’s Release →
The Baidoa Trap: AUSSOM Risks Becoming Mogadishu’s Political Enforcer – OpEd https://www.eurasiareview.com/30082026-the-baidoa-trap-aussom-risks-becoming-mogadishus-political-enforcer-oped/
By Ismail H. WarsameGarowe, Puntland, Somalia; Toronto, Canada A memo does not normally announce a mission’s decline. But read closely, the African Union’s Aug. 21 directive authorizing the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) to join the Federal Government of Somalia’s “military operations against the Al-Shabaab terrorist group and its affiliate militias/armed … Continue reading AUSSOM’s Coup de Grâce: A Dying Mission Rebrands a Political War as a Terror War →
Puntland’s Quiet Confederation: While Mogadishu Fights Over A Broken Constitution, Garowe Has Already Moved On – OpEd https://www.eurasiareview.com/28082026-puntlands-quiet-confederation-while-mogadishu-fights-over-a-broken-constitution-garowe-has-already-moved-on-oped/
The EconomistMiddle East & Africa | Irro’s gambit“Somaliland wants to help secure the Red Sea”Aug 20th 2026 | Nairobi The Economist’s argument that Somaliland can help secure the Red Sea by trading military access and port facilities for recognition is more aspirational than credible. Somaliland does have strategic geography, an improving port at Berbera, and … Continue reading Somaliland’s Red Sea Gambit Won’t Buy Statehood →
The Unbalanced Approach Of Djibouti To The Somali Civil War – OpEd https://www.eurasiareview.com/27082026-the-unbalanced-approach-of-djibouti-to-the-somali-civil-war-oped/
Mogadishu’s Curse: Why Somalia Must Neutralize Its Capital Or Replace It – OpEd https://www.eurasiareview.com/26082026-mogadishus-curse-why-somalia-must-neutralize-its-capital-or-replace-it-oped/
Three Men Who Shaped Modern Somalia And A Selective Memory Of Its Sultanates: Which Way Should Puntland Go? – Analysis https://www.eurasiareview.com/25082026-three-men-who-shaped-modern-somalia-and-a-selective-memory-of-its-sultanates-which-way-should-puntland-go-analysis/
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Garowe, Puntland, Somalia — Local reports say eight men were killed Sunday afternoon in an attack by a Turkish military speedboat at a coastal area known as Gaala’ood, located between Eyl and Garacad in Puntland’s Nugaal region. Neither Puntland authorities nor Turkish officials have commented on the incident.If confirmed, the incident would mark a second … Continue reading Developing: Local Reports Say Eight Killed in Turkish Speedboat Attack Near Gaala’ood, Between Eyl and Garacad →
