Omar Mahmood Senior Analyst, Eastern Africa Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role As the Senior Analyst for Eastern Africa, Omar conducts field research, provides written analysis, proposes policy recommendations and engages in advocacy efforts. Professional background Omar has previously worked as a senior researcher focusing on the Horn of Africa for the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) in Addis Ababa, and as an international consultant covering Boko Haram and the Lake Chad Basin. Prior to that, he obtained his Master’s degree from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and served as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Burkina Faso. Languages English (native) French (conversant) Urdu (conversant) Select Publications Overlapping claims by Somaliland and Puntland: the case of Sool and Sanaag, ISS Africa, December 2019 Competition, cooperation and security in the Red Sea, ISS Africa, September 2019 In The News 25 اوت 2023 If military pressure is designed to push toward the complete elimination of Shabaab, then I think we'll miss opportunities to resolve this conflict. Reuters Omar Mahmood Senior Analyst, Eastern Africa 5 آوریل 2023 Al-Shabaab continues to mount resistance in parts of central Somalia and fighting al-Shabaab in its southern strongholds will probably be a tougher slog. Financial Times Omar Mahmood Senior Analyst, Eastern Africa 1 نوامبر 2022 Things [in Somalia] are likely to get worse before they get better as both the government and al Shabaab are locked into war mode right now. Irish Times Omar Mahmood Senior Analyst, Eastern Africa Latest Updates Podcast / Africa 07 فوریه 2024 Somalia, Somaliland and the Explosive Port Deal Podcast / Africa 06 نوامبر 2023 Somalia’s Stalling Fight Against Al-Shabaab and America's Wobbly Strategy Podcast / Africa 24 مارس 2023 Somalia’s Latest Battles Against Al-Shabaab Podcast / Africa 11 ژانویه 2023 Somalia's Offensive Against Al-Shabaab Podcast / Africa 30 ژوئن 2022 A Strategy for Exploring Talks with Al-Shabaab in Somalia Q&A / Africa 31 می 2022 A Welcome Chance for a Reset in Somalia Podcast / Africa 27 می 2022 New President in Somalia, New Opportunity for Reconciliation Podcast / Africa 02 دسامبر 2021 The Search for an African Union Exit Strategy from Somalia Commentary / Jihad in Modern Conflict 27 اکتبر 2021 How Islamist Militants Elsewhere View the Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Podcast / Africa 24 سپتامبر 2021 Avoiding Another Afghanistan: Could Al-Shabaab Seize Power in Somalia? Op-Ed / Africa 22 سپتامبر 2021 Could Somalia Be the Next Afghanistan? Q&A / Africa 27 آوریل 2021 Why Somalia’s Electoral Crisis Has Tipped into Violence Load more