Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Famine, civil war, Kalashnikovs, despots… We hear the word Mogadishu and immediately images ... Alice Gabriner, who edited this photo essay, is TIME’s International Photo Editor.

The US embassy in Mogadishu issued an alert to Americans ... Nevertheless, al-Shabaab released photos of its fighters occupying government buildings in several locations, raising anxiety about ...

At the time, both the federal government and the local Macawisley (clan militias) claimed victory, with Mogadishu stating that the attacks ... showing dead bodies in several photos. Shabaab also ...