Earlier this year, Amnesty International (AI) released a report, The Hidden US War in Somalia: Civilian Casualties from Air Strikes in Lower Shabelle. According to this report, which explored five incidents, at least 14 civilians had been killed by airstrikes from both manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones).
Somaliland: A study in the potential of indigenous resources
Author Christina Woolner Christina Woolner is currently studying for an MPhil in Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge. A former program officer with Project Ploughshares, she spent the last …
Turning a corner? After decades of civil war, some developments indicate Somalia may be heading toward stability
Author John Siebert The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 33 Issue 4 Since the fall of the Siad Barre regime in 1991, no one has lost money betting against stability emerging in …
Peacebuilding Conundrums in the Horn of Africa
Briefing 03-1 Author Leenco Lata Three peacemaking activities are simultaneously underway in the strife-ridden Horn of Africa region: mediation to end Sudan’s internal conflict, a new round of talks on …
The Horn of Africa: Building Sustainable Security in a Fragile Region
Author Abdul Omar The Ploughshares Monitor March 2001 Volume 22 Issue 1 Since 1994 Project Ploughshares has been engaged in a number of peace and disarmament initiatives in the Horn of …
Somalia: A New Beginning?
Author Abdul Omar The Ploughshares Monitor December 2000 Volume 21 Issue 4 Until recently, Somalia had been without a central government since the January 1991 expulsion of the late dictator General …