In the Valley of Death: Somaliland’s Forgotten Genocide
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Thirty years ago, the US-backed Somali government slaughtered an estimated 200,000 people. Now survivors want US help uncovering the...


10 Facts About Isaaq Genocide
Since its creation, Somalia has been involved in war and instability. The first 30 years as an independent country were marked by a...


Somaliland Opens 30-year-old Mass Graves From Civil War
Using metal hand tools, a team of forensic investigators scrapes away soil covering a mass grave in the town of Berbera, Somaliland....


Investigating Genocide in Somaliland
As many as 200,000 people were buried in mass graves in the 1980s under Somali dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. Frankincense wafts through...

Genocide in the Horn of Africa
Genocide is one of the ugliest words in our language. The deliberate attempt to depopulate is reserved for the likes of Adolf Hitler, Pol...
Iraq in the News
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