27 Jun 2011 – Morning headlines
Key Headlines:
- Somalia frees six foreigners
- Somalia’s former PM departs from the country
- Parliament meeting due to be held in Somali capital Mogadishu postponed
- Somalia commemorates National Day of Somalia 26 June
- US taps $45M in gear for terror fight in Somalia
- The US must commit more military political resources to sort out Somalia
Titres Principaux:
- La Somalie libère six étrangers
- L’ex-premier ministre Somalien quitte pour l’étranger
- Une réunion parlementaire originellement prévue pour la fête nationale Somalienne repoussée à plus tard
- La Somalie commémore la Journée Nationale de la Somalie le 26 juin
- Les E-U mettent en place $ 45M pour combattre le terrorisme en Somalie
- Les E-U doivent engager plus de ressources militaires et politiques afin de libérer la Somalie
SOMALI MEDIA
Somalia’s former PM departs from the country
26 Jun – Source: Radio Mogadishu, Shabelle, Barkulan – 85 words
The recently resigned Somali PM on Sunday departed from Mogadishu’s international airport heading towards Dubai where he will hold discussions with Somali Diaspora in UAE. He was escorted by a number of his former cabinet ministers and lawmakers. Farmajo will then go to London to attend a ceremony marking the independence of southern Somalia regions and the unity of the South and North.
Somalia commemorates National Day of Somalia 26 June
26 Jun – Source: Radio Mogadishu, Bar-Kulan, Shabelle and Kulmiye – 328 words
A well-decorated ceremony attended by high officials from the TFG including the President, Parliamentarians as well as the ambassadors of Yemen and Sudan to Somalia took place overnight at Villa Somalia in Mogadishu to commemorate the National Day of Somalia 26 June.
Somalia’s Banadir administration: aid agencies are spies
26 Jun – Source: Radio Shabelle – 114 words
The Regional Banadir administration of the TFG on Saturday accused aid agencies operating in the country of being spies. At a news conference held in Mogadishu, Abdikafi Hilowle Osman, the secretary of Banadir administration said the international aid agencies in the country are not really helping the needy displaced IDP’s in the capital and other regions.
Puntland official gunned down in Galka’yo
26 Jun – Source: Radio Shabelle – 110 words
Unknown armed men gunned down a Puntland official in Galka’yo town in Mudug region in central Somalia. Abdislam Ali Seylan, a Puntland Officer at Investigation Department, was shot dead at the entrance of Galka’yo’s Police Station. Witnesses confirmed that the assailants had escaped from the area after the shooting.
Trained government soldiers threaten attacks to erradicate al Shabaab from southern Somalia
25 Jun – Source: Mareeg Online – 158 words
TFG soldiers in Gedo region of southern Somalia have said that they are prepared for attacks against al Shabaab militias in the region. TFG soldiers who recently wrapped up military training in both Kenya and Ethiopia said they were fully prepared for gun battle against al Shabaab, according to Jamal Hassan Sareey, an officer in Gedo on Saturday.
http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=20146&tirsan=3
Parliament meeting due to be held in Mogadishu postponed
26 Jun – Source: Radio Kulmiye, Shabelle – 191 words
The transitional parliamentarian’s meeting supposed to be held at the centre of lawmakers in Mogadishu on Sunday has been postponed, just as preparations to approve the newly elected Somali Prime Minister of Somalia continue in the capital. Parliamentarian Abdullahi Roble Olad told reporters that the cabinet sessions were delayed because of the approval process of Prof. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Somalia’s new PM.
Al Shabaab arrest people for alleged spying
25 Jun – Source: Shabelle – 173 words
The al Shabaab movement on Saturday apprehended a group of people, mainly teenagers, in a southern Somalia town accusing them of spying. Reports emanating from Kismaayo claim that the insurgents arrested a number of youths accused of spying in and helping last Thursday’s aerial attacks on Qandal area, about 10 kilometers south of port town Kismayo.
http://www.shabelle.net/article.php?id=7990
Banadir region says would protect suicide blasts against government controlled districts in Mogadishu
25 Jun – Source: Radio Shabelle – 108 words
TFG’s Banadir Region Administration announced on Saturday that it would protect civilians against suicide blasts in areas under the control of the TFG in Mogadishu, as stated by Warsame Mohamed Ahmed known as (Jodah), the TFG’s Deputy Governor of Banadir region.
Rallies held in central Somalia in support of the newly-named PM
24 Jun – Source: Shabelle – 228 words
Crowds of people on Friday congregated in the town of Abudwak in Galgudud region, supporting the newly named Somali prime minister. The rallies at Abudwak were held peacefully as people marched in the town’s neighborhoods.
http://www.shabelle.net/article.php?id=7970
Residents start fleeing after air-strike in Kismayo
24 Jun – Source: Radio Shabelle – 217 words
Residents in the southern Somalia town of Kismayo started leaving their homes a day after helicopters launched aerial attacks there on Thursday, killing at least two al Shabaab fighters. Calm returns to parts of southern Somalia town after fighting 26 Jun – Source: Shabelle – 95 words The situation returns to wobbly calm in the town of Garbaharey, the regional capital of Gedo region after heavy battle between TFG forces and al Shabaab fighters.
Somali leader says war against al Shabaab “to continue”
24 Jun – Source: Radio Shabele – 102 words
The president of the TFG, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmad, has said the gov’t will continue the war against al Shabaab in order to overcome the current difficult situation in the country. The president also said TFG would work on strengthening the statehood of the country and the dignity of the Somali people.
Puntland reportedly blocks Somali elders from attending UN-sponsored talks
25 Jun – Source: Radio Kulmiye – 131 words
Traditional elders from various towns in Puntland and Somaliland have held a meeting in which they accused the Puntland Administration and particularly the presidency of blocking them from travelling to Kampala.
Beheaded bodies of Puntland forces seen on street that leads to Garowe town
25 Jun – Source: Mareeg Online – 161 words
Bodies of two soldiers of Puntland administration have been seen on the street that leads to Garowe, in south of Bosaso town , according to eyewitnesses and drivers traveling there on Saturday.
http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=20153&tirsan=3
MP accuses Somali Speaker of refusing to table no confidence motion against him
25 Jun- Source: Radio Shabelle- 173 words
The Federal Somali Parliament Committee on Information has accused TFG officials of transgressing the parliament’s authority. The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Information, Awad Ahmad Ashara, spoke to Shabelle while in Nairobi and accused top TFG officials of violating parliamentary laws.
REGIONAL MEDIA
US, UN ‘wasted a chance to stabilise Somalia
26 Jun- Source: the Eastern Africa- 385 words
An American lobbyist supporting Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government is accusing the United States and the United Nations of shortsightedness in failing to support a popular and successful political leader in the war-torn country.
The US must commit more military, political resources to sort out Somalia
26 Jun- Source: the East African – 1034 words
Some months ago, I began setting up an investigation into the US role in East Africa and the Horn of Africa, in particular the impact of the large US military base in Djibouti. Last week, I finally received the necessary permissions and a small BBC World Update team travelled to Djibouti to transmit live radio programmes and report for BBC World TV and BBC Online.
‘Taking over Mogadishu is not the problem, but securing it is’
26 Jun- Source: Daily Monitor – 998 words
How many soldiers has Uganda lost ever since the deployment of UPDF in Somalia? I cannot tell the exact number of soldiers who have died in Somalia because I came here on May 1. Of course, we have taken some a few causalities and also lost some few soldiers in these counter-terrorism operations .
http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/-/689844/1188752/-/ph8qeo/-/
24 accused of piracy demand to be released
23 Jun- Source: Daily Nation- 351 words
The 24 suspected Somali pirates arrested nearly one month ago by the Dutch Navy have asked the court to discharge them. This, according to their lawyer Jared Magolo, is because their constitutional right was breached by the arresting authorities who subjected them to torture while at sea.
In Mogadishu, refugees hardly make ends meet
23 Jun- Source: Coastweek,Xinhua – 510 words
Crammed into a makeshift one- roomed tent in a camp for the internally displaced in the Somali capital Mogadishu, Hibo Ali and her six children have to make do with the prolonged hard times.
http://www.coastweek.com/3425_33.htm
Yemeni official, Somalia Speaker discuss ties
24 Jun – Source: Yemen News Agency SABA – 88 words In a meeting held in Somalia, Yemeni ambassador to Somalia Ahmad Hamid Umar and the Speaker of the Somali parliament Sharif Hasan Sheikh Adan talked on current developments in Yemen and Somalia.
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Somalia frees six foreigners
26 Jun – Source: AP / The New York Times – 224 words
Somalia has freed six foreigners who had been sentenced to at least 10 years in prison each for bringing into the country millions of dollars intended for pirate ransom, a government spokesman said Sunday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/world/africa/27somalia.html?src=twrhp
US taps $45M in gear for terror fight in Somalia
26 Jun – Source: AP – 300 words
The Pentagon is sending nearly $45 million in military equipment, including four small drones, to Uganda and Burundi to help battle the escalating terror threat in Somalia.