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Imperialism, Intervention, “War On Terror” Detonate In Mogadishu

The recent devastating car bombing in Mogadishu has been blamed by Somali officials on the terrorist group al-Shabab. But the violence (and famine) that have beset Somalia have deeper roots — decades of imperialism and intervention, and use of Somalia as a staging grounds for the “war on terror.”

October 27th, 2017

By Roqayah Chamseddine

Imperialism, Intervention, “War On Terror” Detonate In Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA -- In the Somali capital of Mogadishu, nearly 400 were killed, hundreds more were injured, and dozens are still missing after a car bomb was detonated at a busy intersection.

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What’s Drawing Somali-American Teens To Foreign Militant Groups?

Young members of the Somali-American community are disappearing in growing numbers, and the FBI is now investigating whether they’ve gone to fight in foreign wars.

July 31st, 2014

By Issa Mansaray @iamansaray

What’s Drawing Somali-American Teens To Foreign Militant Groups?

MINNEAPOLIS -- Abdi Mohamed Nur, a 20-year-old Somali-American, reportedly left his family in Minnesota to travel to Syria to join and fight alongside the Islamic State (formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS) last month. Earlier this month, the FBI’s office in Minneapolis said Nur and about 15 other

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Issa Mansaray

Issa is Associate Editor for MintPress. Mansaray has traveled through Africa, Europe, and the U.S reporting on press freedom, politics, and human rights violations for over 15 years. Mansaray has also worked as a reporter, correspondent, and contributed to various national and international media outlets, including BBC Network Africa, New African Magazine, and The WorldPaper. He is also the co-founder of The AfricaPaper, a training media organization helping African journalists in reporting international news, as well as the Africa Institute for International Reporting (AIIR) to defend press freedom and assist African journalists in distress and in need. From 1998 to 2006, he assisted the International Press Institute (IPI) in researching and writing the Africa report for the IPI’s World Press Freedom Review. He has also written for the Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, For Di People, The African Sun Times, and the Twin Cities Daily Planet. A graduate of Webster University, and Columbia School of Journalism, NY, Mansaray is an awarding winning journalist and a 2013 Kiplinger Fellow on Public Affairs Journalism at Ohio State University. Contact Issa at imansaray@mintpressnews.com.

Civil Rights Groups Protest Closures Of Muslims’ Bank Accts.

A Minneapolis-based bank has been closing the accounts of its customers in the Islamic community for years, but nobody can figure out why.

March 05th, 2014

By Katie Rucke @katierucke

Civil Rights Groups Protest Closures Of Muslims’ Bank Accts.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-- For years, Twin Cities' residents who identify as members of the Islamic community say they have had their bank accounts closed unnecessarily and without reason by the Minneapolis-based TCF Financial Corp.

In one case, an American

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Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke

50,000 Somali Kids At Risk: UN, Gov’t Ask For Help

“We have 50,000 children at the doorstep of death,” because of severe malnourishment”.

February 25th, 2014

By Associated Press

50,000 Somali Kids At Risk: UN, Gov’t Ask For Help

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's 2011 famine is over. Militants have been pushed out of Mogadishu. Political progress is being made. And yet the U.N. and Somali government are pleading with international donors to help a country they say is still in crisis. Aid groups, pressed to respond to emergency situations in Somalia in recent years,

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Associated Press

Ex-Soldier Sentenced to 7 Years for Attempting to Join African Terror Group

Arrested in Kenya, the American was originally thought to be on his way to join an al-Qaida-affiliated organization in Somalia.

January 14th, 2014

By Les Neuhaus @LesNeuhaus

Ex-Soldier Sentenced to 7 Years for Attempting to Join African Terror Group

A former Army intelligence specialist accused of attempting to support a terror network in East Africa was given a seven-year sentence after pleading guilty in a Baltimore courtroom on Monday.

The former soldier, Craig Baxam, 26, was convicted on the charge of destroying records he thought could be used in a terrorism

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Les Neuhaus

Al-Shabab Attacks Continue In Kenyan Cities

The leader of al-Shabab said the attacks will continue until Kenyan troops are withdrawn from Somalia.

September 26th, 2013

Al-Shabab Attacks Continue In Kenyan Cities

NAIROBI, Kenya — The Islamic extremist group that killed scores of people at a Nairobi mall attacked two Kenyan towns near the Somali border, killing three people. The leader of the Somali group affiliated with al-Qaida said the attacks will continue until Kenyan troops are withdrawn from Somalia. The leader of al-Shabab said in a message that

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American Wars Are off the Charts Under Donald Trump

He’s failed to deliver his promised withdrawals from Afghanistan and Syria, vetoed an order to get out of Yemen, and expanded the U.S. bombing of Somalia, all while eyeing Iran.

Imperialism, Intervention, “War On Terror” Detonate In Mogadishu