U.S. Commandos Advise Somalis in Fight Against Qaeda Branch

BALEDOGLE, Somalia — The promise and perils of America’s counterterrorism campaign were on full display at a remote training base

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Somalis Are Dying of Hunger. Officials Say It’s Not a Famine. Why?

In the Somali town of Baidoa, aid workers glean a picture of the situation in Shabab-held areas from newly-arrived refugees.

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Trapped Between Extremists and Extreme Weather, Somalis Brace for Famine

The sea of rag-and-stick tents that spreads in every direction from the hungry, embattled city of Baidoa, in southern Somalia,

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Somalis Are Going Hungry. Their Government Isn’t Calling It a Famine.

NAIROBI, Kenya — A severely malnourished child is admitted to a clinic in Somalia on average every minute of every

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