September 14, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

IGAD Heads of State Summit Concludes In Mogadishu With Member Countries’ Renewed Commitment To Support Somalia (AMISOM)
Renowned Somali Journalist Wounded In A Friendly Fire In Mogadishu (SONNA)
Khat Flights To Somalia Resume Wednesday After Uhuru Mohamud Talks (The Star)
Somalia Hosts Regional Summit For First Time In 40 Years (VOA)
Five Wrongfully Detained In Somalia Now Free (HRW)
Kenya Is Abandoning Somali Refugees (International Business Times)

IGAD Summit To Kick Off In Mogadishu (Office Of The Somali President)
Somalia Introduces New Security Measures Ahead Of IGAD Summit (Garowe Online)
Somalia President Furious At Criticism By Opposition (Garowe Online)
Tens Of Thousands Mark Eidul Adha In Nairobi’s Eastleigh Estate (Hiiraan Online)
Somali Leader Offers Pardon To Rebels (The East African)
Somalia Launches National Strategy To Counter Extremism (Xinhua)
AU Forces Arrest 2 Al-Shabaab Bombers In Somalia (Xinhua)
UN AU Military Engineers Seek To Enhance Operations In Somalia (Xinhua)
Clans A Major Obstacle For Women Vying In Somalia polls (The East African)

Somalia Foreign Minister Affirms IGAD Summit Will Take Place Tuesday (Goobjoog News)
Mogadishu Residents Mark Eid As Roads Remain Closed For The Fourth Day (Jowhar News)
Suspension Of Khat Planes Hasn’t Affected Other Flights Says KCAA (The Star)
Scores Injured As Youths In Kambi Somali Clash Over Land (The Standard)
IGAD Summit In Somalia: What You Need To Know About The Bloc (Goobjoog News)

Electoral Talks On The Verge Of Collapsing As Leaders Walk Out (Goobjoog News)
Mogadishu Eid Shopping Confronted By IGAD Heads of State Summit (Radio Dalsan)
Presidential Candidate Farole Calls On Somalia’s President To Hand Over Power (Garowe Online)
AU Forces Arrest 2 Al-Shabaab Bombers In Southern Somalia (Xinhua)
Mo Farah Wins Great North Run For Record Third Year In Row And Eyes Tokyo (The Guardian)
How We Counter ISIS Al-Shabaab Recruitment Of Somali American Youth – Minnesota Chief Judge(Premium Times)

Security Units Block Main Roads In Mogadishu Ahead Of IGAD Heads Of State Summit (Goobjoog News)
Top Military Commander Shot Dead In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
IGAD Summit An Endorsement Of Somalia’s Stability- Foreign Affairs Minister (Goobjoog News)
AU Urges More Mediation To Tackle Conflicts (Daily Nation)
Four Killed Two Missing After Ambush By Somali Herdsmen In Isiolo (The Star)
Somaliland Wants To Secede – Here’s Why Caution Is Necessary (The Conversation)

Somalia Plans To Coordinate Stabilization Activities (Xinhua)
Mortars Land Near AMISOM Military Base In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Puntland Commandos Release Seized El-Bur Bound Vehicles (Garowe Online)
Unilateral Decisions Aren’t Unprecedented In Somali-Kenyan Relations Says Planning Minister (Goobjoog News)
AU Forces Capture Key Location From Al-Shabaab In S. Somalia (Xinhua)
Miraa Farmers In Agony On Day 3 Of Flights Ban (Daily Nation)
UNHCR Says 70000 Somalia Refugees Willing To Return Home (Xinhua)
UK Pledges More Peacekeeping Troops For South Sudan And Somalia (The East African)
‘Do You Have An AK-47 And Can You Swim?’ (BBC)

UK Minister For Middle East And Africa; Minister For The Armed Forces Co-host Somalia Security Event(Hiiraan Online)
Unidentified Warship Destroys Boats Kills People Near Kuda Island Of Somalia (Goobjoog News)
Kenya Arrests Ugandan Citizen For Al-Shabaab Links (Shabelle News)
Delayed Democracy: 12 Things You Need To Know About The Somalia Elections (New African)
My Life’s In Danger Over Khat Ban Claims Munya (Standard Digital)
Who Wants To Be President Of Somalia? (Newsweek)