Christina Goldbaum

Christina Goldbaum is an independent journalist and photographer based in Mogadishu, Somalia. Originally from Washington D.C., Christina has worked across Sub-Saharan Africa reporting on U.S. foreign policy, peacekeeping, migration flows, and human rights.

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A LITERAL QUAGMIRE

To Ambush U.S. Green Berets, Al Shabaab Diverted a River

The Somali rebels knew where the U.S. Special Operators and their allied troops would have to deploy. By flooding terrain, they left them little choice.

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FOG OF WAR

A ‘Firefight’ in Somalia Exposes Weakness of Pentagon Rules

Eighteen hours before a Pentagon press conference about the Niger incident, Special Operators were in the midst of an ‘advise and assist’ mission that allegedly killed civilians.

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INSIDE JOB

German Nurse Kidnapped in Somalia, an Inside Job

Sonja Nientiet had worked in other war zones, including Syria. Why she was snatched, apparently by a security guard, remains unclear. The fear is that she’ll be sold to al Shabaab.

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COMMANDO PERFORMANCES

U.S. Gen. Reins in Special Operations Forces in Africa

In a letter, the commander of U.S. Special Forces in Africa cautions them to take fewer risks, use better judgement. NCIS investigators have been called to investigate a massacre.

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BAD INTEL, BAD JUDGMENT

New Evidence About Alleged U.S. Massacre in Somalia

A series of incidents involving Special Operations Forces in Africa raises questions about oversight, effectiveness, and whether a coherent strategy exists at all.

Christina Goldbaum

Christina Goldbaum

To Ambush U.S. Green Berets, Al Shabaab Diverted a River

A ‘Firefight’ in Somalia Exposes Weakness of Pentagon Rules

German Nurse Kidnapped in Somalia, an Inside Job

U.S. Gen. Reins in Special Operations Forces in Africa

New Evidence About Alleged U.S. Massacre in Somalia

Strong Evidence of a U.S. Special Operations Forces Massacre

Mugabe Resigns at Last, Opening the Door to New Tyrants

Mugabe Hangs Tough, But His Army’s Closing the Noose

The Zimbabwe Coup That Won’t Speak Its Name

Inside the Secret Mission That Killed a Navy SEAL in Africa