In 1991, Somaliland declared independence from Somalia after decades of brutal repression under Somalia’s dictatorship. Siad Barre’s forces bombed Hargeisa and other cities, killed tens of thousands of civilians during a campaign described by a UN-commissioned investigator as genocide against the Isaaq, and drove hundreds of thousands into exile. That same year, Ilhan Omar fled … Continue reading Somaliland’s President Praises Trump While Ilhan Omar Sides With Somalia