Benjamin Netanyahu is a man besieged, not by Hamas rockets, but by a shifting reality he long believed he could control. His shock is palpable—not stemming from any pang of conscience for the tens of thousands dead in Gaza, but from the deafening silence now emanating from sections of his once-reliable cheering section in the […]
Ismail H Warsame Warsame Digital Media (WDM) September 21, 2025 Abstract While international counter-terrorism discourse concerning Somalia has predominantly focused on the Federal Government in Mogadishu and the threat of al-Shabaab in the south, the semi-autonomous state of Puntland has conducted a sustained, iterative counter-insurgency (COIN) campaign in its northern territories for over three […]
Abstract: While international counter-terrorism efforts in Somalia have historically focused on Mogadishu and South-Central regions, the semi-autonomous state of Puntland has for three decades served as a critical bulwark against the entrenchment of jihadist groups in the strategic littoral-highland nexus of the Horn of Africa. This analysis synthesizes scattered field reports and operational data to […]
By Ismail H. Warsame | Warsame Digital Media | © 2025 WDM Welcome to Mogadishu, the only city in the world where the word “capital” means two capitals fighting over the same piece of sand. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has apparently discovered the cure for Somalia’s economic stagnation: land grabs. Forget agricultural reforms, industrialization, or […]
Executive Summary: A high-level U.S. delegation, led by Ambassador Larry E. Riley and SOCAFRICA Commander Maj. Gen. Claude K. Tudor, has publicly endorsed Puntland’s forces as the “tip of the spear” in the fight against ISIS-Somalia. This language signifies a major shift from rhetorical support to a tangible, effects-based partnership. This report analyzes the strategic […]
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By Ismail H. Warsame© 2025 WDM Donald J. Trump’s understanding of history appears to extend only as far as his own reflection. His commentary on Russia suggests a nation that sprang, fully formed, from the will of Vladimir Putin—a geopolitical novelty act of hackers, missiles, and shirtless bravado. He mistakes the current regime for the […]
© 2025 WDM | By Ismail H. Warsame For decades, mass deportation was a silent policy in the shadows of the Gulf—a brutal tool for managing migrant labor. Now, it has been imported, polished, and implemented with chilling efficiency by its former critics in the West. The Great Reversal Where glass palaces of moral authority […]
Villa Somalia’s Shadow War on Puntland By Ismail H. Warsame | © 2025 WDM Introduction: The New Battleground In today’s Somalia, war is no longer fought only with militias and mortars — it is fought with money, memes, and manipulated narratives. The real front line is digital. And if our investigation is correct, Villa Somalia […]
Executive Summary Puntland’s stability, autonomy, and relative success have made it a prime target in Somali politics. What Mogadishu could not achieve through direct confrontation, it is now pursuing through a calculated campaign to discredit Puntland’s institutions and leadership. This campaign is not random criticism—it is organized reputational warfare. Academics provide intellectual cover, framing Puntland’s […]