Background: Kenya's Somalia Problem.
By Matt Peterson, on
Al-Shabab's Looming Threat in Kenya
After Somalia Intervention, Kenya Faces War Within, by Charles Wachira, Dec. 12, 2012: In the wake of its intervention into Somalia, Kenya has feared a backlash at home.
Kenya Gets Pro-Active on Somalia Militancy, by Brian Dabbs, Oct. 17, 2011: The intervention began in 2011 shortly after al-Shabab militants reportedly attacked a tourist resort in Kenya.
For Kenya, the Threat of a Quagmire in Somalia, by Brian Dabbs, Nov. 4, 2011: What was expected to be a quick, decisive campaign in Somalia quickly proved more complicated.
In Somalia, Fight for Key Port City Looms, by Brian Dabbs, Aug. 22, 2012: Crucial to that intervention was the fight for the Somali port city of Kismayo, a major al-Shabab stronghold and launching pad for piracy.
In Somalia, the Enduring Value of Boots on the Ground, by Nikolas Gvosdev, Nov. 18, 2011: Analysts have long worried that Kenya was overstretched in Somalia and risking major blowback.
International Support in the Fight Against al-Shabab
Israel Targets East Africa With Kenya Security Pact, by Brian Dabbs, Nov. 28, 2011: Israel quietly backed the Kenyan intervention in Somalia.
Walking the Line: U.S. Security Policy in East Africa and the Horn, by David H. Shinn, Feb. 20, 2013: U.S. involvement against al-Shabab has reportedly involved close security ties with Ethiopia, as well as with Kenya.
Somalia Under al-Shabab
The Next Phase of U.N. Engagement in Somalia, by Megan Gleason-Roberts and Alischa Kugel, May 20, 2013. Earlier this year the U.N. began a major new push in Somalia, which has been seen to make significant progress.
Somalia's 20-Year Experiment in Hybrid Governance, by Ken Menkhaus, Aug. 8, 2013: In areas it controlled, al-Shabab imposed administrative control but lacked the means to create its own state within a state.
Somali 'Travelers': The Holiest Gang, by David Axe and John Masato Ulmer, September 2009, Part I, Part II, Part III: The story of how Somali immigrants in the U.S. joined al-Shabab's jihad, in three parts.
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