January 12, 2012 | Morning Headlines.
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Spokesman admits he lied: “We are sorry” – KDF13 Jan – Source: The Star – 500 words |
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SOMALI MEDIASomalia urged to end transitional government by August12 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-kulan, UN Radio – 150 words Authorities in Somalia have been urged by the Security Council to do all they can to meet the deadline of August this year for holding elections for a new government. Under a political Roadmap adopted in September 2011, the mandate of the transitional government of Somalia must end by August this year. The South African Foreign Minister, Maite Nkoana Mashabane, the President of the Security Council, said there is a “window of opportunity” to meet the deadline. Kenyan army burns to death 6 Somali refugees at IFO camp12 Jan – Source: Shabelle – 182 words At least six Somali refugees at IFO camp in northeastern Kenya were reported to have been burned to death by the Kenyan army, as attacks against police, military, and civilian targets in Kenya are rising, witnesses said on Thursday. Mohamud Hassan Mohamed, a resident at IFO confirmed that the Kenyan army has deliberately burnt to death six Somali refugees, who were traveling by car between Hagarder and IFO camps in northeastern Kenyan
Anti-FGM forum concluded in Garowe, Puntland12 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-kulan, Radio Garowe – 174 words An anti-Female Genital Mutilations forum for Somali speaking Women from East African countries has been concluded in Garowe town, Puntland. The two-day forum which brought together women from Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti was organised by Puntland’s Women Development and Family Affairs Ministry in efforts to stop the practice within the community in East Africa.
Djibouti government refutes al Shabaab’s claims12 Jan – Source: Garowe Online, Bar-kulan – 217 words The Djibouti government issued a statement Wednesday denying allegations from al Shabaab that Djibouti troops who joined AMISOM peacekeepers last month shelled a mosque in Mogadishu last Saturday, Radio Garowe reports. The statement from the Djibouti consulate in Mogadishu read, “the deployment of Djibouti troops in Somalia are initial deployments, more will come and the troops that have been deployed are assessing what location is best for the Djibouti troops to be stationed in Mogadishu.” REGIONAL MEDIA
Spokesman admits he lied: “We are sorry” – KDF13 Jan – Source: The Star – 500 words The military yesterday issued a public apology for duping Kenyans that a picture showing a man being executed in Somalia was that of a Kenyan al Shabaab recruit being stoned to death after a disagreement. The photos, tweeted by military spokesman Major Emmanuel Chirchir, were actually pictures of a 48-year old Somali man, Mohamed Abukar Ibrahim, being stoned to death by another militant group, Hizbul Islam, for alleged adultery.
Kenyans killed near Somalia13 Jan – Source: Daily Nation, The Standard – 624 words Gunmen killed six Kenyans including four policemen and abducted three others, in the latest of a string of attacks in the northeastern region that borders Somalia, police said Thursday. Two other policemen were wounded in the attack some 10 kilometres from Somalia — an area hit by a series of blasts in the three months since Nairobi sent troops into Somalia to fight al Shabaab insurgents.
Nairobi put on high terror alert12 Jan – Source: Daily Monitor – 265 words Kenya’s authorities said on Tuesday that security has been beefed up across the country, particularly in Nairobi, and dismissed as a hoax, a text message which has been circulating warning of an impending bomb attack in the capital. Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe urged the public to ignore the text message circulating widely in Nairobi since Monday, alleging that the UN had issued a bomb threat alert for Tuesday night.
INTERNATIONAL MEDIAICRC suspends aid distribution in Somalia13 Jan – Source: CNN News – 258 words Distribution of food, seed and medical relief intended for drought victims in Somalia has been suspended, the International Committee of the Red Cross announced Thursday.
Pirate loot aids Somali economy, report finds12 Jan – Source: CNN News / Financial Times/ BBC – 348 words Somali pirates are not building palaces with swimming pools with the ransoms they collect from international shipping companies and hostages, but they are helping the local economy, a new report finds. “There is a very clear trickle-down effect,” said author Anja Shortland, of Brunel University in the United Kingdom, who based her conclusion on everything from satellite pictures to local cattle prices.
Somalia requires continued assistance despite gains against famine – UN official12 Jan – Source: UN News Centre – 414 words The top UN relief official in Somalia said today that international humanitarian support last year in the face of drought and famine in the country succeeded in saving numerous lives, but the situation remains fragile, with millions of people in need of continued assistance. Somalia’s al Shabaab seizes Kenyan officials in Wajir12 Jan – Source: BBC – 393 words Gunmen have killed six people and abducted three others in the latest attack in the north-eastern border region with Somalia, police say. Al Shabaab said that it had carried out the raid in Wajir district. A local police chief told the BBC that two officials were among those seized from the police post in Gerille town. Somalia: Rebels attack Kenya12 Jan – Source: New York Times – 116 words Somali militants have attacked a Kenyan police post near the Kenya-Somalia border, killing at least six people and kidnapping several others, Kenyan officials said Thursday. The officials said that three police officers, a civil servant and a teacher were among the dead in the raid at Gerille on Wednesday, and that several government employees were missing. SOCIAL MEDIACULTURE / OPINION / EDITORIAL / BLOGS/ DISCUSSION BOARDSIt’s al Shabaab, not Islam under attack, Sheikh Ali12 Jan – Source: Standard Media – 191 words Sheikh Ahmed Iman Ali eerily reminds PointBlank of Osama bin Laden. And it’s not hard to tell why. The former chairman of Muslim Youth Centre in Pumwani who is now fighting Kenyan forces alongside the Al Shabaab in Somalia has an ‘Osamarish’ mien about him. He wears a caumoflage jacket and a turban, speaks in a calm calculated drawl and has a goatee, though much shorter than bin Laden’s signature beard. In his video declaration of jihad against his motherland, which was swiftly deleted by YouTube, Ali also left little doubt that his philosophy was no different from that of bin Laden’s. Propaganda He alleged that the war against al Shabaab was a war against Islam – cheap and time-worn propaganda that has been used radical Muslims to rally support against their enemies, real and imagined. Tell that to the birds, Mr Ali, for neither Islam nor Muslims are under attack. Truth be told, most people-besides Ali and his misguided ilk– long for peace in Somalia. That is why the KDF mission has won global support even from Muslim countries.
So many Somalis in Minneapolis, Minnesota12 Jan – Accredited Language Services Blog – 544 Words Minneapolis, Minnesota, has an impressively large population of German and Scandinavian descent, but as of late the city’s growing population of Somali immigrants has been drawing attention. Acting as a sort of gateway for immigrants coming to the US, Minneapolis has experienced a population surge in the last couple of decades, with the number of the city’s foreign-born residents increasing by 127 percent between 1990 and 2000. And immigration from Somalia has played one of the most prominent roles in this surge, influencing the culture and economy of the city. How Somali Immigrants Came to Minnesota The majority of Somali immigrants, or descendants of Somali immigrants, currently living in the US are still relatively new to the country. It was with the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in the 1990s that Somali immigrants first began flocking to the US in large numbers. |
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