There is a lot going on right now in the Horn of Africa, and in Somalia in particular. I thought this would be an opportune time to visually review some of the components in this drama…

The Actors:

Somali pirates:

Ethiopia’s Ogaden rebels:

Fighters working for various Somali warlords:

The African Union:

The Kenyan military:

TFG Militia:

The Ethiopian military:

Al Shabab Islamic militants:

Deus Ex Machina:

One Of The Theaters:

Mogadishu, Somalia:

It’s an interesting part of the world… And a dangerous part of the world no matter who you are, as the late terrorist leader Fazul Abdullah Mohammed demonstrated:

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As I’ve said before, we keep a huge file of photographs related to various research projects. The origins of many of the photos we know well. But many sources provided others over a period of years, and many of the sources did not know exactly who made which frame. Some were made by the government, others by families, others by journalists — foreign and domestic. If the photographers’ names are made known to us, we will update and credit them in this post.