The competition between UAE and Qatar over political and economic dominance in Somalia continued to exacerbate intra-Somalia tensions, both between Mogadishu and federal states, and with Somaliland. In August, six UN Security Council member states blocked a bid by Kenya to impose additional counterterrorism sanctions on Al-Shabab that could have jeopardized the delivery of humanitarian aid. November 2020. Embracing militias carries many risks: As this study details, the loyalties of militia groups are fluid, as they are susceptible to recruitment by their enemies and may prioritize their own interests â or those of an external patron â over those of the State. Somalia expels Kenyan envoy in row over alleged poll interference Somali gov’t accuses Kenya of interfering in electoral process in one of Somalia’s five semi-autonomous states. In addition to reviewing the relevant existing literature, this study is principally based on fieldwork conducted in Mogadishu and Baidoa, Somalia, in January 2020. These dynamics take place in a fraught political context: tensions have risen between the Government and the federal member states, and there is broader geopolitical and regional competition for influence in Somalia. Internally displaced women and girls remain at particular risk of sexual and gender-based violence by armed men and civilians. Following the December 2018 police violence in Baidoa, key international partners—the European Union, the United Kingdom and Germany—temporarily suspended support to police in the South West State. Humanitarian agencies face serious access challenges due to insecurity, targeted attacks on aid workers, generalized violence, and restrictions imposed by parties to the conflict. This trend continued in 2019 as Al-Shabab pursued an aggressive child recruitment campaign with retaliation against communities refusing to hand over children. The SNA is alleged to be unreliable in delivering basic security. International donors supported the establishment of a new civilian court and prison complex in Mogadishu. Risk is present throughout the country, including urban areas, risk present at all altitudes. Somalia. At the same time, militias may be the best hedge against even more direct intervention by outside actors. As such, their increasingly central role in the fight against al-Shabaab is a double-edged sword: short-term military gains must be balanced against the militiasâ longer-term, destabilizing impact. The second section of the study also reviews various types of militia groups in Somalia, including clan-based forces, contract militias, federal member state paramilitary darwish and militias sponsored by external actors. If existing joint efforts fail to weaken al-Shabaabâs military, political and economic power, intensified bilateral interventions such as US air strikes and enlarged deployments of Ethiopian and Kenyan forces grow more likely. Two journalists, Mohamed Sahal Omar and Somali-Canadian Hodan Nalayeh, were killed in a July 12 Al-Shabab attack on a hotel in the southern port city of Kismayo. This study first provides an overview of the evolution and current state of the political, economic and battlefield power of al-Shabaab, alongside the capacities and deficiencies of both the various Somali national security services and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The states can use the militias as a bargaining tool in their negotiations with Mogadishu over power distribution. The cases of two girls who were gang raped by civilians and died received significant public attention. There are an estimated 2.6 million internally displaced people (IDPs), many living unassisted and vulnerable to abuse. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) recorded a total of 1,154 civilian casualties by mid-November. Avoiding or minimizing the creation of new militia groups; Appropriate vetting of militias prior to integration into the Somali official forces; Steps to end impunity for human rights violations; Provision of human rights and civics training; Establishment of a salary system for militia members integrated into the Somali national forces; Creation of an international payroll for some militias (for example, darwish) conditioned on a serious vetting process for human rights abuses; Developing a strategy for al- Shabaab that prioritizes support to local conflict resolution within communities and across clans. The third section of the study describes the lack of a consistent policy towards militia groups in Somalia and the increasing tendency of various international actors to embrace and bolster militias. This strategy based on auxiliary forces competes with ongoing efforts to bolster the State-building effort, including training of the official Somalinational forces (which include the national military, police and intelligence agencies), expanding a defectorsâ programme for al- Shabaab and efforts to integrate at least some of demobilized militias into the official security sector. Unfortunately, many children in Somalia are still deprived of this. In late May, the police detained for three days Ali Adan Munim, reporter at the private Goobjoog media outlet, citing Facebook posts in which Ali criticized National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) treatment of detainees and had said he had obtained copies of national exams. Aisha Ilyas Adan, 12, went missing on February 24, and her body was discovered the next day near her home in North Galkayo, Puntland. Although Somalia has a low HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate of 0.7%, about 34,000 people were living with HIV/AIDS in 2009 with about 1600 deaths recorded within the same year. She is learning how to install solar panels at the UNICEF-supported Youth Empowerment Centre in Dollow, Somalia. In addition, the regions of Somaliland and Puntland have unilaterally declared autonomy. The federal government, regional authorities, notably in Puntland and Jubaland, and Al-Shabab continued to intimidate, harass and attack journalists. US Election 2020. It declared that 2.1 million Somalis face acute food insecurity, as of late September, many of them children and internally displaced. In January, when Somalia became a member of the UN Human Rights Council, the federal government expelled the UN head in Somalia, Nicholas Haysom, pointing to a letter in which he had raised human rights concerns around government actions in Baidoa. These forces operate outside of the mandate and framework of the African Union and the United Nations, and harken back to the troubled period of Ethiopiaâs intervention in Somalia between 2006 and 2009. The assessed policies include: The final section of the study, on recommendations, builds on the analysis of current responses and offers concrete steps that would enable the Somali Government and international partners to limit the risks posed by militias while also benefiting from their unique capacities. The epidemiology of COVID-19 and its interaction with other diseases in Somalia, and in Africa, is not yet known, but will be revealed in the coming weeks. The newspaper was accused of spreading misinformation after it reported on the building of a new presidential palace in Hargeisa. Existing efforts to strengthen the SNA and other official forces are not producing adequate numbers of sufficiently competent Somali national soldiers. Ongoing armed conflict, insecurity, lack of state protection, and recurring humanitarian crises exposed Somali civilians to serious abuse. Military operations by Somali government forces, militia, AU and other foreign troops, notably against Al-Shabab, resulted in civilian deaths and … The government also arbitrarily arrested perceived government critics. 4 in 100 Somali children die during the first month of life, 8 in 100 before their first birthday, and 1 in 8 before they turn five. This study analyses the pros and cons of relying on militias for security provision and counter-terrorism objectives in Somalia. While Somali authorities seldom investigate cases of killings or attacks on journalists, a Somali media organization reported that the military court in Mogadishu in absentia sentenced to five years a police officer for the July 2018 killing of cameraman Abdirizak Kasim Iman. Somali federal and regional authorities unlawfully detained children simply for alleged ties to Al-Shabab and at times prosecuted in military courts, children for terrorism-related offenses. UN SC; Published 30 Aug 2018. 30 Nov 2020 If this issue is not acknowledged and dealt with sooner rather than later, the country could face an even direr situation than it currently is in. COVID-induced khat shortage adds to health problems in Somalia Friday July 24, 2020 A doctor reviews a patient at the Habeeb Mental health hospital where they deal with khat addiction in Waberi district of Mogadishu, Somalia June 23, 2020. The federal Sexual Offences Bill has been submitted before parliament, but had yet to be debated at time of writing. Federal and regional authorities, particularly in Somaliland, continued to restrict free expression and media freedoms, including by harassing and arbitrarily detaining journalists and perceived critics, and temporarily shutting down media outlets. Critically, the Somali Government, the federal member states and the international community should refocus efforts on reducing local conflicts, as part of the broader strategy to combat al-Shabaab and build stronger relations between State and society. continue to threaten several lives in Somalia today. Al-Shabab executed after unfair trials individuals it accused of working or spying for the government and foreign forces, with media reporting an uptick in executions mid-year; and extorted “taxes” through threats. In September and October, authorities in Puntland repeatedly harassed journalists at Daljir Radio after the station reported on alleged arbitrary arrests and mistreatment of detainees, including the alleged death in custody of one detainee as a result of mistreatment, by Puntland security forces. Militia groups have historically been a defining feature of Somaliaâs conflict landscape, especially since the ongoing civil war began three decades ago. In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, young desert locusts that have not yet grown wings crowd together on a rock in the desert near Garowe, in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia. According to humanitarian agencies, over 173,255 people had been evicted, most forcibly, by August 2019, primarily in Mogadishu. If remittances to Somalia do diminish significantly and the Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia is cancelled, if food imports remain restricted and prices start to rise, pressure will quickly mount. To understand how these militias form and operate, the study provides a detailed portrait of several prototypical militiagroups â namely, Macawiisleey, Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaâa, the South-West Special Police, Mukhtar Robowâs militias, Ahmed Madobeâs militias (the Jubbaland State Forces), the PMPF and the PSF. He was accused of insulting public officials, disrupting government work, and spreading propaganda. The full case study can be found here. Since 2012, after helping to dramatically weaken a brutal, dangerous al-Shabaab regime that controlled much of the country, the international community has assisted in building State institutions in Somalia, which had been overwhelmingly destroyed in two and half decades of civil war. United Nations officials and international diplomats, interviews with the author, Mogadishu, January 2020. Military courts continue to try defendants in a broad range of cases, including for terrorism-related offenses, in proceedings that violate fair trial standards. Nonetheless, rolling back militias in Somalia does not seem feasible at this time, given al- Shabaabâs new momentum and the lack of progress in building up the Stateâs capacities. Al-Shabab conducted targeted and indiscriminate attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure using improvised explosive devices (IEDs), suicide bombings, and shelling, as well as assassinations, particularly in Mogadishu and Lower Shabelle, which resulted in over 750 civilian deaths and injuries, according to the UN. The Somaliland government severely restricted reporting and free expression on issues deemed controversial or overly critical of the authorities. The UN explicitly linked the humanitarian situation to climate change, among other factors. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Last modified on Thu 15 Oct 2020 09.21 EDT More than 2 million people could face starvation by the end of the summer, unless there are urgent efforts to respond to the drought in Somalia . Dozens of government and security officials as well as former electoral delegates and clan elders who had been involved in the 2016 electoral process, were assassinated; Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for some of the killings. Human Rights Watch opposes the death penalty in all cases. Analysis - The African Union Peace and Security Council's (PSC) response to emerging crises in 2020 was marginal. Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia (S/2017/1109) Source. 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Steps should be taken to hold accountable the most egregiously behaving militias. Positively, Somalia ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and produced its first report for the Committee on the Rights of the Child. See, Vanda Felbab-Brown, âThe Hard, Hot, Dusty Road to Accountability, Reconciliation, and Peace in Somalia: Amnesties, Defectorsâ Programs, Traditional Justice, Informal Reconciliation Mechanisms, and Punitive Responses to al Shabaab,â in The Limits of Punishment: Transitional Justice and Violent Extremism, ed. Somali government forces responded to a handful of largely peaceful demonstrations with lethal force. On February 10, the regional court in Hargeisa suspended the Foore newspaper for one year and fined the editor, Abdirashid Abdiwahab Ibrahim, 3 million Somaliland shillings (US$300). Somalia. 2018-2020 1. Cale Salih (Tokyo: United Nations University, 2018). COVID-Induced Khat Shortage Adds to Health Problems in Somalia More Somali men buy khat stimulant leaves at an open air market in Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia June 22, 2020. Communities create or join such groups as a primary response to conditions of insecurity, vulnerability and contestation. It also describes the pro-militia arguments made by Somali politicians, government officials, clan elders and international actors. Typhoid fever, dengue fever, malaria, Rift valley fever, Rabies, Schistosomiasis, protozoal and bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, etc. Poor rains and extended drought over multiple seasons have had a major impact on rural livelihoods and food security in Somalia, pushing the country to the brink of famine, just five years after the crisis of 2011 that claimed the lives of over a quarter of a million people.. Over half of the country’s population -- 6.7 million people –are now acutely food insecure (IPC 2,3 and 4). The section concludes with an analysis of the specific risks associated with the activities of the main militias across Somalia. In these ways, they exacerbate localconflicts, increase grievances and enable al- Shabaabâs political entrenchment in parts of the country. Somalia is not graded in the 2020 Index because of the continuing unavailability of relevant comparable statistics on all facets of the economy. But eight years later, many of these efforts have not yet delivered results. Part of the risk of greater foreign intervention in Somalia arises from intensified regional and geopolitical rivalries, which shape local contestations in Somalia â and are also shaped by those local dynamics. Al-Shabaab remains one of Somaliaâs most powerful political and military actors. Politics | December 11th 2020 Covid-19 exacerbates risk of civil unrest in Africa in 2021 The adverse effects of Covid-19 will linger in 2021, and another wave of civil unrest could regain momentum. There was a significant number of arbitrary arrests of journalists and temporary closure of media outlets. Posted at 11:45 5 Dec 2020 11:45 5 Dec 2020 Trump orders US troop withdrawal from Somalia The US has about 700 personnel in the country targeting al-Shabab and Islamic State militants. The Somali penal code, currently being revised, classifies sexual violence as an “offence against modesty and sexual honor” rather than as a violation of bodily integrity; it also punishes same-sex intercourse. The ban on Foore was lifted in August. These individuals faced serious abuses, including sexual violence, forced evictions, and limited access to basic needs such as food and water. He was acquitted and released on February 25. International support and attention focused on building Somalia’s security sector, improving relations between federal and state authorities, and regional electoral processes. The decision to double down on pro-Government militias to address the threats posed by al- Shabaab thus risks producing new drivers of conflict while perpetuating deeply rooted intercommunal tensions. Three men were sentenced to death under Puntland’s 2016 Sexual Offences Act, which includes death penalty sentences for “aggravated” cases of rape. The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Somalia on 16 March 2020 when the first case was confirmed in Mogadishu. According to media reports and the UN, between December 31, 2018, and early November, 2019, the government had carried out at least 16 executions, all for alleged terrorism-related offenses. To sav… Guidance for the Brookings community and the public on our response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) », Learn more from Brookings scholars about the global response to coronavirus (COVID-19) ». It will seek to address the zonal, regional and At the beginning of 2020, militias are once again at the forefront of a major policy debate about the strategy for State-building and security in Somalia. This portion of the study explains the international communityâs dilemmas in deciding how to deal with these newly strengthened forces. In May, security forces killed at least one child as students peacefully protested in Beletweyn, following a government decision to postpone exams. Somalia is marauded with a number of domestic problems including poverty, lack of basic services, national debt, and security issues to name a few, however of all of these problems, the most pressing is the lack of access to clean water that the nation faces. For instance, the federal member states â which carefully guard their autonomy, despite the existence of a formally agreed Somali national security infrastructure framework â see the militias as a crucial security hedge against the power of Mogadishu, Somaliaâs capital. After the Somali government expelled special representative of the secretary-general Haysom, the UN suspended its monthly reporting on human rights issues. The following introduction is an excerpt from the case study, "The problem with militias in Somalia: Almost everyone wants them despite their dangers," produced by Vanda Felbab-Brown for the United Nations University report, "Hybrid conflict, hybrid peace: How militias and paramilitary groups shape post-conflict transitions," of which Adam Day was the project lead. The Centre provides training for young displaced Somali men and women in construction, engineering and plumbing. As a United Nations official in Mogadishu put it, âWe have tried to get to reduced killing in Somalia without ever resolving Somaliaâs conflicts.â3 And in the words of an international military advisor in Baidoa: âFighting a war through proxies is fraught with proxy problems downstream.â4 There is growing evidence that embracing militias rewards entrepreneurs of violence, reinforces impunity, and perpetuates violence. In December 2018, during the run-up to regional presidential elections in Baidoa, Ethiopian forces arrested Mukhtar Robow, a former Al-Shabab leader who ran for the regional presidency, sparking protests. 15 Sep 2017 Militias also divert manpower and resources from Somaliaâs official forces, including by incentivizing defections. As a result, countries such as the United States, Kenya, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates â the former three of which have military forces in Somalia â are losing their appetite for the State-building project in Somalia.1 With the SNA chronically underperforming, these countries are poised to intensify their cultivation of pro- Government militias to fight against al-Shabaab. Violence in Somalia first grabbed the attention of Americans in 1993 when 19 U.S. soldiers were killed while supporting a United Nations mission in the Battle of Mogadishu. UNICEF Somalia Amina, 24, is bringing sustainable solar energy to her community and challenging stereotypes. The US military increasingly conducted airstrikes in Somalia and joint military operations against Al-Shabab. Find relevant information for Somalia on energy access ... Key Problems of the Energy Sector . Even countries such as the United Kingdom and Germany (which have been at the forefront of multilateral efforts in Somalia) are increasingly motivated to support at least one set of militia groups â the State-supported paramilitary darwish (also known as âspecial police forcesâ) â through financial and possibly other non- lethal support.2 These countriesâ rationale is that, although reliance on militia groups for counter-terrorism and security is problematic, it is equally unsustainable and problematic to rely on the small and incompetent SNA and the national Somali Police Force (SPF). Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia (S/2018/800) Source. Attention to ensuring accountability for abuses remained minimal. Intensified rivalries between Somaliaâs federal Government and the federal member states further hamper the deployment and effectiveness of the SNA. Media and NGOs documented several civilian casualties. The cold war conflict between Qatar and Turkey, on the one hand, and Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, on the other, intersects with and exacerbates conflicts and tensions between Somaliaâs Government and the countryâs federal member states, themselves already at a level of tension and suspicion not seen in years. Ahead of Dec parliamentary elections and Feb 2021 presidential vote, federal govt early Nov appointed federal electoral commission, dispute…. Malaria - Overview How to Protect Yourself Against Malaria World Malaria Risk Chart. Foreign actors also instrumentalize Somaliaâs militias, undermining Somaliaâs sovereignty and entangling the country in geopolitical rivalries that could further destabilize the region. 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