Briefing Room 11.6.2026: Somalia Peacekeepers Leave After Devastating Attack, and More.
Simon Whistler · November 9, 2026 · 30 min video · Africa
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What this episode covers
The withdrawal strips Somalia's government of its main security shield just as al-Shabaab presses its offensive. Plus: three more stories shaping the week, in brief.
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Welcome back to the briefing room, the weekly show that endeavours to ask the question, "Yes, Simon, we know it's bad out there, but why is it bad out there?" This week we're travelling first to Somalia, where a major al-Shabaab attack on an elite Somali counter-in-surgeon brigade has delivered a major setback for the nation 's military, even as multiple
Countries in the region have decided to pull their peace keepers from Somali soil.
Then we're zeroing in on the Yemeni city of Taiz, where authorities are raising alarms over famine conditions just weeks into an ongoing siege by the Houthi rebels.
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