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A LITERAL QUAGMIRE
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.
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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FOG OF WAR
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
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
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
A series of incidents involving Special Operations Forces in Africa raises questions about oversight, effectiveness, and whether a coherent strategy exists at all.
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OUT OF CONTROL
An investigation by The Daily Beast on the ground in Somalia appears to confirm that American soldiers were involved directly in the deaths of 10 innocent civilians.
OUT IN AFRICA
The military did not intervene out of the kindness of their hearts, they intervened because their own financial interests were threatened.
TALKING ABOUT ZIMBABWE
The battle for succession comes down to Mugabe’s former comrades in arms versus his companion in bed, with only a narrow space open for the democratic opposition.
TREACHEROUS SHENANIGANS?
Zimbabwe’s military promises to purge ‘criminals’ in the government, even if the nonagenarian Mugabe retains his title. The main target? Grace Mugabe, the president’s wife.
NIGHT VISION
An exclusive investigation into the fatal final days of SEAL Team 6 member Kyle Milliken in Somalia.