June 16, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

Somali Federal Parliament Amends Articles In Provisional Constitution (Goobjoog News)
SNA AU Troops Conduct Mine-clearance Operation In Lower Shabelle (Shabelle News)
Global Somali Diaspora Lashes Out At Trump For Making Derogatory Statement Against Somali-Americans (Goobjoog News)
WFP Investigating The Origin Of Expired Food Aid Destined For Drought Victims (Radio Dalsan)
UN Backs Kenya’s Stand On Closure Of Dadaab Refugee Camp (Daily Nation)
We’re Tired of Camp Life Somali Refugees Say As They Leave Dadaab (Daily Nation)
Suspected Al-Shabaab Militants Shell Parts Of Somalia’s Capital (Bloomberg)
Has Kenya’s Brinkmanship Over Dadaab Worked? (IRIN News Agency)

UN Food Agency Denies Importing Expired Foodstuff To Somalia (Goobjoog News)
Gunmen Shot Dead Darkeynley Deputy District Commissioner (Radio Dalsan)
Major Blackout In Hargeisa As Heavy Rains Rock Town (Goobjoog News)
Jubaland New Cabinet Sworn To Office In Kismayo (Radio Dalsan)
Plans To Convert Amisom Troops Into Peacekeepers In Advanced Stage (Daily Nation)
Somalia Kenya Ocean Dispute Hearings Set For September (The Star)
Sent Sealed And To Be Delivered: Minn. Nonprofit Packs Off A Whole Hospital For Somalia (Star Tribune)

Intelligence Director Sacked By President Amid Security Concerns (Hiiraan Online)
Puntland President Sacks Top Intelligence Officials (Garowe Online)
Trump Says Many Somalis In Minnesota Attempted To Join ISIS (Goobjoog News/Agencies)
Expired Food Imported By WFP Seized At Airport Mogadishu (goobjoog News)
Absorb Troops Kenya Tells UN As Support Is Scaled Down (The Standard)
Somalia Starts Building Rehab Center For Former Al-Shabaab Fighters (Xinhua News)
Armed Somali Man Takes Hostage In Texas Town Feds Forced To Accept Refugees (The Daily Caller)
Somali Camel Traders Pay The Price Of War In Syria (Aljazeera)

Death Toll Due To Heavy Rains Rises To 8 In Hargeisa Town (Goobjoog News)
MP Says Hiiraan Governor Has No Power To Fire District Official (Shabelle News)
Gunmen Execute Civilians In Revenge Attack (Shabelle News)
Terror Measures Discussed In Crucial Puntland Meeting (Garowe Online)
Construction Of Rehabilitation Center For Former Al-Shabaab combatants launched in Kismaayo(UNSOM)
Somali Women Urged To Fully Participate In This Year’s Elections (AMISOM)
Turkey Makes A Strong Statement With Massive Somalia Embassy (Daily Nation)

UN: Time Frame Short for Returning Somali Refugees (Associated Press)
Gunmen Open Fire On Lorry Three People Dead In Somalia (Goobjoog News)
Female District Official Killed In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Ahlu Suna Militants Detain Universal TV Journalist (Radio Dalsan)
The World Bank Appoints Abyrint To Improve Remittance Flows To Somalia (Footprint To Africa)
Turkey Defies Odds To Change Somalia’s Fortunes (The EastAfrican)
Security Heightened In Mombasa As High Tourist Season Sets In (Daily Nation)
Editorial: Global Extremism (Afghanistan times)

Mogadishu Police To Install Surveillance Cameras In Key City Places (Hiiraan Online)
Al-Shabaab Arrests Over Ten Elders For Failure To Pay Zakat (Goobjoog News)
Jubaland President Emphasizes Effective Governance As Top Priority (Garowe Online)
20 Children Die Of Diarrhoea And 10 Others Recuperating In Barao Town (Goobjoog News)
In Kenya UNHCR Chief Assured Refugee Return Will Not Contravene International Obligations (UNHCR)
AMISOM Officers Urged To Protect Vulnerable Groups During Military Operations (AMISOM)
St. Anthony: No Signs Of Settlement In Dispute Over Afro Deli (Star Tribune)

At Least 3 Killed In Clashes Between Somali Army And Militia (Xinhua News)
Suspected US Drone Crashes In Shabaab-held Somali Village (Goobjoog News)
UN Monitoring Group Clears Somoil And Gas Executive Director For Africa Mr Hassan Khaire For Links With Extremist Groups (Goobjoog News)
Somalia Parliament In Deadlock Over Joining East African Army (Shabelle News)
Al-Shabaab Publicly Executes Six ‘Spies’ In Somalia (Middle East Online)
Kenya Tells UNHCR Decision To Close Dadaab Camp Is Final (Xinhua News)
Al-Shabaab Says Executed More Of Its Own In Somalia (Voice of America)
Somali Domestic Workers At risk As Ramadan Departures Dawn (The New Arab)

Somali President Lauds The Victory Of AMISOM And SNA Troops In Halgan (Goobjoog News)
Over Thirty People Killed In Fighting Between Al-Shabaab And Somali Forces (Goobjoog News)
Jubbaland Parliament Approve Regional Cabinet (Radio Kulmiye)
Somali Youth Calls For Meaningful Voice Alongside Decision-makers (Radio Dalsan)
Al-Shabaab On The Brink Of Death – GCAO Minister (Fana Broadcasting Corporate)b
Minnesota Takes Action On Anti-radicalization Funding Even As Federal Officials Fall Short (Star Tribune)

Somali Federal Government: 240 Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed In Halgan Attack (Goobjoog News)
A District Official Gunned Down In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Puntland President Vows Revenge For Victims Of Al-Shabaab Terror (Garowe Online)
Al-Shabaab Attack in Somalia Sets Off Predawn Gun Battle (New York Times)
UAE Offers Assistance To South-West State Of Somalia (WAM News Agency)
UN Representative Condemns Murder Of Journalist In Somalia (Prensa Latina)
Seeking Stability In Somalia’s Election Season (Africa Report)

Amisom Claim Al-Shabaab Attack “An Attempt” Kill 110 Militants (The Star)
Specially Trained Police Force Launch Night Time Operation In Mogadishu (Dhacdo)
Somali Women Leader Shot Dead In Galkayo (Goobjoog News)
United Nations To Spend Sh3.8b In Training Kenyan Soldiers (Daily Nation)
Djiboutian Armed Forces Celebrates 39th Anniversary (AMISOM)
Shot And Twice Robbed Refugee Wants To Leave SA (Ground Up)
After The Terror Trial A For In The Somali Community’s Road (Star Tribune)