June 13, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

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 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)

We Are Ready For Dadaab Refugees Somalia President Mohamud Says (Daily Nation)
Lower Shabelle Administration Probes Into Root Cause Of Recurrent Clan Clashes (Shabelle News)
Galkaayo Local Authority Opens New Animal Market (Gooboog News)
Woman Peace Activist Shot Dead In Galkaayo (Garowe Online)
US Confirms 2 Al -Shabaab Leaders Killed In Somalia Operations (Associated Press)
UNESCO Chief Denounces Killing Of Journalists In Somalia And Afghanistan (UN News Centre)
Poverty Porn: Why Female Genital Mutilation Should Not Be Shown On TV( Newsweek)

NISA Soldier Gunned Down Outside Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Several MPs Call For Immediate Ceasefire Between Two Clans In Sool Region(Goobjoog News)
Puntland Beefing Up Security During Ramadan (Garowe Online)
Troops Who Killed Garissa Raid Planner Had Sought to Capture Him (VOA News)
Dadaab Closure Top Uhuru Somalia President Hassan Mohamud Talks (The Star Kenya)
Mogadishu – Nairobi Direct Flights To Begin Soon As Somalia Scores Big In Bilateral Talks With Kenya(NEP Journal)
Somalia’s Uphill Battle To Criminalize Sexual Violence (Foreign Policy Magazine)

Federal Government Says 20 Militants Killed In Raid (Garowe Online)
Somali Parliament Passes Political Parties Law (Goobjoog News)
At least 10 Killed Several Hurt In Somalia Fighting (Shabelle News)
Federal MP Sharif Mohammed Abdulla: Mogadishu Shall Have Its Share Of Upper House (Goobjoog News)
Somali President Visits World’s Largest Refugee Camp (VOA News)
Kenya’s Rights Group In Court Bid To Stop Closure Of Dadaab Camp (Xinhua)
Can Somaliland Afford To Shun Its SMEs? ( AllAfrica.com)

Somalia Declares Monday First Day Of Ramadan (Hiiraan Online)
Gunmen Kill Female Journalist In Mogadishu (Hiiraan Online)
Kenyan President Says His Country Will Not Feel Safe Until Peace Is Restored In Somali (Goobjoog News)
SNA Advance On Al-Shabaab Bases In Gedo (Shabelle News)
Somalia Federal MP Maryam Arif Expresses Concern Over Somali Women’s Quota In 2016 Elections(Goobjoog News)
President Says Somalia Will Select New Parliament In August (Reuters)
Somalis Prepare For The Holy Month Of Ramadan (AMISOM)
Police Escape With Minor Injuries After Explosion (Daily Nation)
Terror Verdict Renews Focus On Somali-American Recruitment (Voice of America)

Somalia Beefs Up Security Ahead Of Erdogan’s Visit (Hiiraan Online)
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond Arrives In Somalia (Goobjoog News)
Security Council Condemns Al-Shabaab Attack On Hotel In Mogadishu (Shabelle News/UN News Center)
US Vows Support For Somalia After Deadly Hotel Attack In Mogadishu (Hiiraan Online)
UK To Send 70 Troops To Somalia To Boost Security Ahead Of Elections (Sputnik News)
SRSG Keating Condemns Terrorist Attack On Mogadishu Hotel (UNSOM)
Court Summons PS Over Refugees’ Status (Daily Nation)
Airport Security Staffer Suspended For Secretly Being An Accused Somali War Criminal (Gawker)
How Islamic Terrorists Infiltrate U.S. Airport Security (World Net Daily)

MPs Among The Dead In Al-Shabaab Attack On Mogadishu Hotel (Aljazeera)
Jubbaland Forces Backed By Commandos Attack Al-Shabaab Base (Goobjoog News)
Saudi Arabia Pledges 10 Million Dollars Support To Somalia (Shabelle News)
Militant Behind 2015 Garissa Attack Killed In Somalia (Voice of America)
U.S. Targets Al-Shabaab Leader With Drone Strike In Somalia – Pentagon (Reuters)
Renewed Calls For Transparency As US Drones Target Terrorists (Voice of America)
Turkey: Africa’s Friend Compatriot And Partner (Aljazeera)
Alleged War Criminal Worked As Security Guard At Dulles Airport Lawsuit Claims (ABC News Radio)

Erdoğan Heads To Uganda Kenya Grants $24 Million To Somalia (Daily News)
National Leaders Forum Enters Third Day (Shabelle News)
Blast Kills Four Soldiers In Northern Somalia (Hiiraan Online)
Somalia And Somaliland Talks Due To Start In Turkey (Goobjoog News)
Puntland Electoral Commission Debates Laws (Garowe Online)
Somali Man 61 Graduates From High School (Voice of America)
AMISOM Djibouti Contingent Distributes Food To Flood Victims In Hiiraan Region (AMISOM)
Kenya Receives Sh4.2b To Fund War Against Al-Shabaab (The Standard)
Cuttin’ It Young Vic London – Review: A Sensitive Exploration Of How FGM Affects Young Girls (The Independent)

Somalia Sentences Two To Life In Prison For February Airline Blast (Reuters)
Government Vows To Push Al-Shabaab Out Of Galgadud (Shabelle News)
60 Year Old Becomes Social Media Icon For Attending Final Secondary School Exams (Radio Dalsan)
Puntland Police Boss Take Office Promises Reforms (Shabelle News)
UN To Provide 2 Million USD To Respond To Cholera Outbreak In Somalia (Xinhua)
Suspected Al-Shabaab Fighters Kill 3 Village Elders In Kenya – Police (Reuters)
Ifrah Ahmed: Helping Somalia’s Government End FGM (The Guardian )