- "Shabaab claims coordinated suicide bombings in Mogadishu," Caleb Weiss, FDD's Long War Journal
By Kaitlin Lavinder, The Cipher Brief: “African nations are trying to demonstrate they’re taking control of their own security, as they face a rising threat from instability and militancy.”
A massive blast in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu on Oct. 14 and more recent terror attacks in Somalia, Niger and Egypt highlight Africa as a new battleground against al-Qaeda and the Islamic State as they are being driven out of the Middle East. - USA Today
When U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley arrived in South Sudan on Wednesday to assess how U.S. aid is being spent, she walked into a humanitarian disaster that threatens U.S. security interests. - Wall Street Journal