September 10, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

Three Top Government Offices Bear The Brunt Of National Budget Deficit (Goobjoog News )
The Attorney-General Warns Against Opening Official Accounts In Private Banks (Somali Current)
Galmudug Soldiers Take Full Control Of Abudwaak Town (Shabelle News)
Ahlu Sunnah Feels The Heat As Galmudug Piles Up Pressure (Goobjoog News)
Minnesota ISIS Terror Suspect Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy (MPR News)
Swedish Government Minister Visits Dadaab Refugee Camp (Norwegian Refugee Council)
Are Somali Forces Fighting Alongside The Emirates In The War In Yemen? (Somali Current)

Foreign Envoys In Shuttle Diplomacy To Defuse Political Tension (Goobjoog News)
Hiran Governor Tours Baladweyn Hospital (Goobjoog News )
Uneasy Calm Returns To Garbahaarey As Kaliil Finally Allowed Entry Into Town. (Wacaal Media )
Galmudug Council Of Ministers Approve State’s 2015 budget (Goobjoog News)
Two Wounded In Fierce Fighting Near Hudur Town (Shabelle News)
Al-Shabab Occupies Important City In Somalia (Prensa Latina)
To Leave KDF In Somalia Or Not? That Is The Question But All Agree On The Terror Threat (East African)

Tense Of Fighting Prevails In Garbaharey (Goobjoog News)
Number Of Women Joining Somali Armed Forces On The Rise (Wacaal Media)
Galmudug State Starts To Form Local Administration For Elbur District (Goobjoog News)
Plans Under Way For Talks Between Galmudug And Puntland (Wacaal Media)
President Hassan Opens Training For New Police Officers (Radio Dalsan)
Fears Of Refugee Influx As Famine Strikes Somalia (The Star)
Arab League Condemns Terrorist Attack Against African Union Commission In Somalia (Emirates News Agency)
Security Talks Note AMISOM Progress In Degrading ‘Al-Shabaab’ (Xinhua)
What Does It Mean To Be Somali? (Sahan Journal)

Somali Government Appoints New Army Chief In A New Strategy To Fight Al-Shabaab (Somali Current)
SNA Says It Withdrew From Tullo-Barwaqo For Military Strategy (Goobjoog News)
Puntland Capable Of Securing Maritime Routes Alone – Official (Garowe Online)
Local Resident In Janaale To Rebuild Destroyed Bridge (Mareeg Media)
Somali Refugees Demand Resettlement (Dawn)
Somali Man Who Escaped From Malta To Germany Jailed For Two Months (Malta Independent)
Somalia’s Bright Oil Prospects Stir Hostilities (BBC)
Federal Government of Somalia Conducts Consultations On The Citizenship Bill In London (AMISOM)
From Europe With Love: A Young Poetess’ Mission To Re-Discover Hope In Somalia (Warya Post)
The Heyday of Somali Music (BBC)
Kenya Should Recognise The Value Of Immigrants Like Germany (Daily Nation)

Ugandan CDF Gen. Katumba Wamala Visits And Commends Frontline Troops In Janaale Somalia(AMISOM)
Somaliland Rejects Telecommunication Bill In The Federal Parliament (Goobjoog News)
Somali President Meets With His Djibouti Counterpart (Shabelle News)
Former Somalia Minister Joins Somaliland’s Push For International Recognition (Wacaal Media)
Somali Islamists Warn Against “Immoral Culture” At Hotels Beaches (Reuters)
Majority Of Kenyans Want KDF To Stay In Somalia – Survey (Capital FM)
Security Council Strongly Condemns Al-Shabaab Attack On African Union Base (UN News Centre)
Dr Bulhan’s Verdict On Somaliland Political Parties (RBC Radio)

US Pledges More Military Support To Somalia (African Press Agency)
Qoryoley Town Cut Off After Al-Shabaab Fighters Destroy Bridge (Goobjoog News)
Somalia: Mayor Vows To Relentlessly Fight Against Illegal Fishing Trawlers (Horseed Media)
Al-Shabaab Suspects Seized In Dinsor Operation (Shabelle News)
Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle Conference Delayed (Goobjoog News)
AMISOM Morale ‘Is High’ (Deutsche Welle News)
Impeachment Motion Stirs Political Waters In Somalia (IPS)
President Abdiweli Might Achieve More If Given A Chance (Wardheer News

President Pledges Support For Yemen In His UAE Visit (Goobjoog News)
Puntland Is The ‘Only ‘Legitimate Semi-autonomous State In Somalia: Speaker Of The Somali Parliament (Hiiraan Online)
Security Minister Concludes Training For Members Of The Armed Forces (Wacaal Media)
Female Police Officers Call For More Involvement In The Somali Police Force (Mareeg Media)
Pomp And Color As Warring Clans Bury The Hatchet In Warsheikh District (Wacaal Media)
‘I Refused To Pay So They Stripped My Home’ (Independent Online)
Government Urged To Replace Teachers Who Fled NE Kenya Over Insecurity (Daily Nation)
Blood Ransom: Stories From The Front Line In The War Against Somali Piracy By John Boyle (Hiiraan Online/Geographical Magazine)

Somali Forces Take Control Of Halgan Area (Shabelle News)
Galmudug Police Apprehend Six Suspected Armed Men (Goobjoog News)
Ethiopian Forces Ward Off Al-Shabaab in Hiiraan Ambush (Wacaal Media)
Top Somali Officials In Marka To Mourn (Somali Current)
Somalia Prime Minister Visits Jubbaland Discussing Strained Ties (Garowe Online)
Mohamed Bin Zayed Receives Somalia President (WAM Emirates News Agency)
Army Chief Hails KDF Troops For Kismayo Work (The Star)
Police Arrest Multiple Suspected Al-Shabaab Militants In Southern Somalia (Upi.com)
Women Drive Success Of Somali Mall In Minneapolis (Star Tribune)

High-Level Partnership Forum Steering Committee Meets In Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
Somali Shopkeepers Nabbed With Guns (Somaliweyn Media Center)
Somalia Humanitarian Situation Overview (Somali Update)
SURAD Parents For Underage Soccer Players Rejoice Glorious Year (Hiiraan Online)
Former Gedo Governor Appoints New District Commissioner For Bardhere Town (Goobjoog News)
Police Offer US$ 20000 Reward For Al-Shabaab Suspect Rukia Mbarak Faraj (Daily Nation)
Husband Accused Of Murdering Pregnant Wife In Barton Hill Makes Second Appearance At Crown Court (Bristol Post)
Celebrating Books In Mogadishu (BBC)
Why We Reject Federal And Imposition Of Western Democracy In Somalia (Somali Current)
Mary Harper trending in Mogadishu International Book Fair (Mareeg Media)