29 Jun 2011 – Morning headlines
Key Headlines:
- Somali president says Kampala Accord will not be implemented unless approved by parliament
- Two government soldiers killed in Mogadishu roadside bomb
- AU welcomes the approval of Somali new PM
- Uganda and Burundi to get US drones to fight Islamists
- U.S. strikes al Qaeda affiliate in Somalia
Titres Principaux:
- We apologise that the French translation of the headlines is not available until further notice
SOMALI MEDIA
Two government soldiers killed in Mogadishu roadside bomb
28 Jun – Source: Radio Shabelle, Kulmiye and Risala – 120 words
At least two Somali government soldiers died and four others were wounded following a roadside bomb attack in Mogadishu, witnesses and officials said yesterday.
Al Shabaab deploy more fighters to Mogadishu
28 Jun- Source: Radio Gaalkacyo- 60 words
Al Shabaab has deployed hundreds of newly-trained fighters from Bay, Bakool and Lower Shabeelle Regions. The fighters were deployed to Mogadishu to fight against forces of the TFG and the AU Mission in Somalia.
AU welcomes the approval of Somali new PM
28 Jun- Source: Radio Shabelle- 125 words
The African Union (AU) yesterday cordially welcome the Somali parliament’s move to approve the new prime minister.
http://shabelle.net/article.php?id=8117
Somali president says Kampala Accord will not be implemented unless approved by parliament
28 Jun- Source: Mareeg- 145 words
The president of the transitional government of Somalia, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, said yesterday that the Kampala Accord would not be implemented until approved by the parliament of Somalia. President Sharif had attended the lawmakers’ session that was held in Mogadishu yesterday which approved the newly appointed Prime Minister of Somalia Prof. Abdiwaeli Mohamed Ali.
http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=20193&tirsan=3
REGIONAL MEDIA
South Korean anti-piracy experts to train UAE
28 Jun- Source: the National- 369 words
The UAE has invited specialist naval forces from South Korea to provide counter-piracy training as part of efforts to boost its defences against the growing high-seas threat.
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/south-korean-anti-piracy-experts-to-train-uae
On the road with al Shabaab recruits
28 Jun- Source: the Nairobi Star- 1447 words
Why would you leave the safety and comfort of your home to go to a warzone? That is the question running through my mind at the JKIA in Nairobi as board the plane for Hargeisa. I was on assignment to Somaliland to cover the swearing-in ceremony of the new President of the semiautonomous region of Somalia. Outgoing President Dahir Rayale Kahin was handing over power to President-elect Ahmed Mohamed ‘Silyano’ Mohamoud. My trip to Hargeisa coincided with that of the nine Al Shabaab recruits who had left their homes in Canada, US and Sweden to join the militia group which is linked to the Al Qaeda.
http://www.nairobistar.com/lifestyle/128-lifestyle/29653-on-the-road-with-al-shabaab-recruits-
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Uganda and Burundi to get US drones to fight Islamists
28 Jun- Source: BBC – 225 words
The US is supplying drone aircrafts to Uganda and Burundi to help them fight Islamist militants in Somalia, its defense officials have told the BBC. The four drones will be part of a $45m (£28m) military aid package aid to the two countries. Uganda and Burundi contribute the 9,000 peacekeepers to African peace force in Somalia battling Islamists that control much of the country.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13946702
U.S. strikes al Qaeda affiliate in Somalia
28 Jun- Source: CNN- 98 words
CNN has learned that U.S. military aircraft conducted a strike near Kismayo in southern Somalia last week as part of new secret joint Pentagon and CIA war against a terrorist group the U.S. believes is targeting Europe and the United States.
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/28/u-s-strikes-al-qaeda-affiliate-in-somalia/
CULTURE, EDITORIALS AND BLOGS
Famine and drought in Somalia
28 Jun – Source: New York Times – 466 words
a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, and the author of “The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam,” provides readers with an update on the dire situation at the de facto displaced persons camp overseen by Dr. Hawa Abdi, one of Nick’s heroes and the subject of his Dec. 15th column:
http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/famine-and-drought-in-somalia/