28 Jun 2011 – Morning headlines
Key Headlines:
- Look for peace President Geelle tells Somali leaders
- Increase in refugees fleeing to Kenya
- Five kidnapped Pakistani fishermen return from India
- Al Shabaab calls residents of Bay and Bakool regions to take part in the ongoing fighting
Titres Principaux:
- We apologise that the French translation of the headlines is not available until further
SOMALI MEDIA
Look for peace, President Geelle tells Somali leaders
27 Jun- Source: Hiiraan Online- 177 words
President of Djibouti Isma’il Omar Geelle called on Somali leaders, to look for peace and leave their differences aside. Speaking in the National day of his country Mr. Geelle told thousands of cheering people that the differences of the Somali leaders are undermining the peace process in the country .
http://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2011/Jun/look_for_peace_president_geelle_tells_somali_leaders.a spx
Al Shabaab apprehends farmers in southern Somalia region
27 Jun – Source: Radio Shabelle, al Furqan – 119 words
Somalia’s al Shabaab fighters on Monday apprehended at least eight farmers in Awdhegle area in Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia.
Al Shabaab calls residents of Bay and Bakool regions to take part in the ongoing fighting
27 Jun- Source: Puntlandpost website- 66 words
The al Shabaab has called upon residents of Bay and Bakool regions Southwestern Somalia to take part in the ongoing fighting against the TFG forces backed by AMISOM in Mogadishu .
Ahlu Sunna clerics issue orders against wedding ceremonies in Abudwaq district in central Somalia
27 Jun – Source: Mareeg Online – 154 words
The Islamic administration of Ahlu Sunna Waljama’a clerics in Abudwaq district of Galgudud region in central Somalia had ordered the people of the region not to use more vehicles as wedding each other.
http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=20173&tirsan=3
REGIONAL MEDIA
How Fazul met his death in Somalia
27 Jun- Source: Nairobi Star- 1029 words
Details have emerged about how the man who masterminded the August 7, 1998 Nairobi bomb blast Fazul Abdullah Mohammed was killed by Somali government forces.
Fazul, who was killed two weeks ago in Mogadishu, was found with among other items 14 Islamic books, two of which were authored by killed al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. He was armed with a Russian made Umarex Steel Storm submachine gun at the time of his death.
http://www.nairobistar.com/national/national/29426-how-fazul-was-shot-dead-in-somalia
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Increase in refugees fleeing to Kenya
28 Jun – Source: BBC News – 221 words
War and drought in Somalia are leading to an unprecedented number of people fleeing across the border into Kenya, an aid agency says. Save the Children is reporting that every day, about 1,300 people – at least 800 of them children – are arriving at the Dadaab refugee camp.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13937486
Five kidnapped Pakistani fishermen return from India
28 Jun – Source: Xinhua – 141 words
Five Pakistani fishermen set free from the captivity of Somali pirates by the Indian navy returned to Karachi Monday night.