03 Aug 2011 – Morning headlines
Key Headlines:
- Somali military court sentences 2 soldiers to 5yrs prison
- Suspects arrested in connection with murder of MP
- State funeral for MP Kalif Jire Warfa
- AU sets Somalia fundraising date defends itself over response
- US relaxes limits on Somalia aid as famine looms
- UN: Militants forcing Somali migration along with famine
- UPDF dismiss al shabaab claims on dead soldiers
SOMALI MEDIA
Somali military court sentences 2 soldiers to 5yrs prison
02 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu, Shabelle, and Kulmiye – 91 words
Somali national military court on Tuesday sentenced former soldiers to 5 yrs in prison after they were found robbery guilty, officials said.
Al Shabab fighters clash locals in Aliyale, commander killed
02 Aug- Source: Raxanreeb- 161 words
At least one al Shabaab commander was reportedly killed on Tuesday after fierce clash occurred between al Shabaab and locals in Aliyale district, some 60 KM south of Somalia capital.
http://www.raxanreeb.com/?p=
Al Shabaab bans Thaicom-site in Jowhar town
02 Aug- Source: Bar-kulan- 252 words
Al Shabaab in Jowhar town, Middle Shabelle region, has banned locals from watching satellitedishes, especially Thaicom-site that broadcasts channels such as Universal TV, Horn Cable TV, Somali National TV and Royal TV.
Suspects arrested in connection with murder of MP
02 Aug- Source: Radio Shabelle- 68 words
Forces of the Transitional Federal Government conducted search operations in the districts of Xamar Weyne and Xamar Jajab and arrested suspects in connection with the murder of Kalif Jire Warfa,a Somali member of parliament.
Somali moderate faction rejects conference to be held in Cabud Waaq
02 Aug- Source: Radio Shabelle- 118 words
The Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama’a administration in Xeerale, Galguduud region in central Somalia is reportedly opposed to the ASWJ conference in Cabud Waaq.
State funeral for MP, Kalif Jire Warfa
02 Aug- Source: Radio Mogadishu, Radio Shabelle- 89 words
A Somali MP, Kalif Jire Warfa, who was killed by gunmen as he was leaving one of the mosques in Mogadishu’s Xamar Weyne district was honored with a state burial yesterday.
President sharif returns home
02 Aug- Source: Radio Mogadishu- 38 words
The Somali president, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, returned home on Tuesday after three dayvisit to Djibouti, Ethiopia and Sudan. Sources close to presidential office told Radio Mogadishu that the three presidents promised to help Somalia’s drought affected people.
REGIONAL MEDIA
UPDF dismiss al shabaab claims on dead soldiers
03 Aug – Source: Daily Monitor – 235 words
The army yesterday dismissed claims by the Somali insurgents that they killed 20 UPDF soldiers and three American snipers in Somalia on Monday.
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/
AU sets Somalia fundraising date, defends itself over response
02 Aug- Source: Africa Review- 243 words
The African Union has said that it plans to set up a fund to rescue millions of Somalis suffering from severe hunger even as the continental body defended itself over criticism that its response to the humanitarian crisis had been slow.
http://www.africareview.com/
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
US relaxes limits on Somalia aid as famine looms
02 Aug – Source: Reuters, New York Times, VOA, Bloomberg – 285 words
The United States is working to get more relief into famine-ravaged southern Somalia and is reassuring aid agencies they will not be penalized for programs in regions controlled by al Shabaab rebels, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
http://af.reuters.com/article/
UN: Militants forcing Somali migration along with famine
02 Aug – Source: VOA – 528 words
Drought and famine are forcing tens of thousands of Somalis to abandon their homes and seek assistance in the capital, Mogadishu, or neighboring countries. The U.N. World Food Program and other agencies say, however, the ongoing conflict in Somalia and actions by the militant group al-Shabaab also are to blame for the growing migration.
BLOGS/EDITORIAL/CULTURE
Somalia’s hunger: A man-made crisis requires action
03 Aug – Source: Washington Post – 502 words
The horn of Africa is suffering from its worst drought in 60 years, and food shortages are affecting as many as 12ımillion people across the region. Not surprisingly, however, the greatest emergency is in southern Somalia, an area under the control of al-Shabaab, a group of Islamic militants allied with al-Qaeda.