InsideOver · 1 October 2026
Somali piracy is back — and working with the Houthis and Al-Shabaab
Maritime security in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, amid criminal networks, armed groups and new regional alignments.
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Tommaso
Sfregola
Reporting the world, up close.
Journalist & Photojournalist. I cover international affairs, geopolitics and political and social dynamics, with a particular focus on the Middle East. Through research, reporting and photojournalism, I document urban and international conflicts, political tensions and social change, examining power relations and their impact on places and people.
01 / Selected writing
Selected articles
InsideOver · 29 September 2026
Iraq after the US: al-Zaidi’s challenge to factions and the fight for independence
Iraqi sovereignty, militias and regional power dynamics as the US presence is scaled back.
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Executions, torture and mineral trafficking: Amnesty’s report on the M23
Allegations of abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s mining areas and their links to regional trade.
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Bypassing Hormuz via Syria: the US-Chevron plan for a $5.7 billion pipeline
Energy routes, strategic infrastructure and geopolitical competition in the Middle East.
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French wine harvest hits a 70-year low; Italy down 7% but still world leader
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Ethiopia: the alliance against Abiy that could regionalise Sudan’s war
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US F-35s for Saudi Arabia: Israel fears losing air superiority in the Middle East
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Israel-Morocco ties: ambassadors exchanged six years after the Abraham Accords
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Syrians take to the streets against al-Sharaa over rising fuel prices
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Saudi Arabia seeks UK backing against the Houthis: scenarios from Yemen to Bab el-Mandeb
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Yemen erupts again: more than 300 killed in clashes between the Houthis and government forces
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Tel Aviv courts Kinshasa: the global mineral stakes behind the Netanyahu–Tshisekedi handshake
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After Israel and the US, Somaliland makes its move with Trump
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Photography & photo essays
03 / About
Stories
beyond headlines.
Tommaso Sfregola
Journalist & Photojournalist
My journalism focuses on international politics, geopolitics and conflict, with particular attention to the Middle East and Africa. I analyse international developments, trace political and strategic dynamics, and report on events through source-based research, fieldwork and in-depth journalism.
Photojournalism adds a visual dimension to my reporting. I produce photo essays and audiovisual content for social media, documenting political and social developments, conflict, and the transformation of places and communities.
04 / Contact
Commissions & editorial projects
Available for journalism commissions, on-the-ground reporting, photography assignments and editorial or multimedia projects.