January 6, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

Somali Government Accuses WFP Of Undermining Country’s Agriculture Industry (Hiiraan Online)
Somali National Army Chief Vows To Defeat Al-Shabaab Within 2016 (Goobjoog News)
UAE To Commission Development Projects In Kismayo Jubbaland (Wacaal Media)
Puntland President Opens New Presidential Palace In Qardo Karkaar (Villa Puntland)
Police Nab Mombasa Terror Suspect Recover Guns (Daily Nation)
Moving Drones From Africa A ‘New Jihadi John’ And Cutting Ties With Iran (Washington Post)
Ghanaian Footballer Playing In War-torn Somalia Top-flight League (Ghana Soccer Net)
The Conditions Of Gabar Xishood Leh An Idealized Somali Womanhood (The Maandeeq)

Turkey Set To Build A Military Training Center In Somalia (Today’s Zaman)
Somalia Condemns Attack On Saudi Embassy In Iran (Shabelle News)
Somalia To Produce Combat Uniforms For National Army (Garowe Online)
Four Al Shabaab Fighters Killed In Rabdhure Town (Shabelle News)
Eight Suspected Al Shabaab Arrested In Mandera Operation (The Star)
Somali Man’s Belfast Home Targeted In ‘Hate Crimes’ (UTV News)
Somcable Partners Airspan & Alepo For 4G LTE Launch In Somaliland (The Fast Mode)
Buurhakaba: Government Forces Launch Offensives Against Al-Shabaab (Wacaal Media)
Somali Union Workers Fired for Wildcat Strike (Counterpunch)

SNA and AU Troops In Jubaland To Lead New Offensive Against Al-Shabaab (Goobjoog News)
International Airport To Be Inaugurated In Puntland (Villa Puntland)
Training Workshop For Journalists In Garowe (Goobjoog News)
A Top Al-Shabaab Leader Surrenders In Kenya (Somali Current)
Outpouring Tribute For Respected Somali Clan Leader’s Death (Hiiraan Online)
Twin Cities Somali Community Calling On Young Muslims To Reject Terror Recruitment (KMSP TV)
Eagan Islamic State Suspect’s Family Against Radicalization Attorney Says (Pioneer Press)
What The US Suspension Of Drone Operations In Ethiopia Mean For The Somalis (Somali Current)
Review Dadaab Refugee Camp Detailed In ‘City of Thorns’ Is A World Ripped From The World (LA Times)

Former Top US Official Proposes Africa Agenda For Obama In 2016 (The EastAfrican)
Somaliland Jails Ten Over Gang Rape (Hiiraan Online)
Calm Returns To Barawe After Deadly Clash (Shabelle News)
Operations Launched In Bossaso To Enforce Government Directives (Wacaal Media)
Somalia Ex-Premiers On Visit To Puntland (Garowe Online)
Police Intercepts Bomb At Gulu Bus Park (The Independent)
Al-Qaeda Affiliate Releases Video Featuring Trump’s Comments On Muslims (Democracy Now)
Somalia FA Boss Appointed CECAFA Vice President (Soka25East)
Somalia: How To Build Hope Amid The Horror Of Al-Shabaab’s Insurgency (The Guardian)

Three Killed In Al-Shabaab Attack On Police Station In Warmahan (Goobjoog News)
Barawe District’s Head Of NISA Arrested For His Role In Yesterday’s Clashes (Wacaal Media)
Somaliland Sets Voter Registration Date (Hiiraan Online)
ISWA Parliament To Elect Speaker Two Deputies (Wacaal Media)
Garissa University Reopens After Massacre That Left 147 Dead (The Star)
Probe Called Over Somali Refugee’s Return To Nauru (Radio New Zealand News)
Somalia Housing Boom As Mogadishu Emerges From Ashes Of War (Capital FM/AFP)
The Cool Runnings Of The Refugee Crisis: Somalia’s Bandy Team At Home On Ice (The Guardian)

Somalia Government Urges AU To Scale Up Anti-Terrorism Fight To Flush Out Militants (Hiiraan Online)
NISA Soldier Executed By Firing Squad In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Ethiopia Flies Troops To Kismayo To Aid Anti Militants’ Offensive (Hiiraan Online)
Prominent Clan Elder Passes Away While Mediating In Dispute (Garowe Online)
Somalia Launches Transparency Initiative To Stamp Out Corruption (Hiiraan Online)
US Shuts Down Drone Base In Ethiopia That Was Used To Target Islamic Extremists In Somali(Associated Press)
Election 2016 Update: Donald Trump Discounts Al-Shabaab Recruitment Video Featuring His Anti-Muslim Remarks (International Business Times)
AMISOM Donates Scholastic Materials To Students (AMISOM)
Somalia Calls For Expansion Of Economic Cooperation With Iran (Islamic Republic News Agency)
Happy New Year…A major challenge ahead of Somalia in 2016 (Garowe Online)

Al-Shabaab Executes 5 Young Men for Allegedly ‘Spying’ On Them (Somali Update)
Puntland Cabinet Meeting Sidesteps New ISIL Hotbed (Garowe Online)
Clashes Renew In Hiiraan (Goobjoog News)
Somali Student Emerges Among Top Performers In Kenyan School Exams (Hiiraan Online)
Health Officials Still Fight Cholera In Somali Refugee Camp (Prensa Latina)
Lawyer Says ISIL Defendant Had No Ability To Build Anti-aircraft Rockets (Star Tribune)
Mogadishu: Relocation of Somalia’s Capital City – The Broken Heart of Somalia (Horseed Media)

Mogadishu Police Confiscates Tank Weapons In A Mosque (Horseed Media)
Jubbaland President Meets With Ethiopian Officials In Addis Ababa (Hiiraan Online)
Federal Parliament Summons Finance Minister (Wacaal Media)
Somalia’s Auditor General Accuses Turkish Firms Of Evading Financial Accountability (Hiiraan Online)
Somali National Army Formed To Take Over When KDF Leaves (Daily Nation)
Minnesota Somalis Suspicious Of U.S. Efforts To Stymie Islamic State Recruitment (Washington Times)
Richfield Officer Apparently Shown Hitting Somali Teen Won’t Be Charged (Associated Press)
Embrace Teachers To Save Children’s Future (Hiiraan Online)

UN Envoy: Somalia Momentum Toward Peace ‘Unstoppable’ (Voice of America)
Al-Shabaab Threatens To Kill More Government Officials (Radio Dalsan)
Berbera Poised To Become African Regional Hub (Somaliland Nation News)
Puntland Sees Hope For Revival In Basketball (Garowe Online)
Two Al-Shabaab Militants Killed Seven Suspects Nabbed In Somalia (Xinhua)
UN Envoy To Somalia And UAE Ambassador Discuss Relations (Emirates News Agency)
Helicopter Crew Of ESPS Victoria Returns Home To Spain After Successful Deployment With Operation Atalanta Off The Coast Of Somalia (EU NAVFOR)
Sudden Death Of A Beloved 320-Year-Old Acacia Tree Breaks Hearts In North Kenya (Mail & Guardian Africa)