September 3, 2015 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

Elders Call For Cease Fire In Puntland Clan Clashes (Goobjoog News)
Security Tightened At Mogadishu Presidential Palace Over Possible Terror Threat (Horseed Media)
Nicholas Kay Condemns Janaale Attack Assures Somalia Of UN’s Support (Wacaal Media)
Qoryoley District Commissioner Says Town Will Be Secluded If Bridge Destroyed By Al-Shabaab Is Not Repaired Urgently (Wacaal Media)
Somali Businessmen Murdered In South Africa (Horseed Media)
Somalia Eyes Return To Exploration (Offshore Engineer)
MN ISIS Suspects Back In Court Wednesday As judge Weighs Next Steps (MPR News)
Somali Songstress Cherrie Hersi Premieres The Chilling Visuals For ‘Tabanja’ (Okay Africa)

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

Islamist Militants Attack African Union Base In Southern Somalia (Reuters)
Deadly Battle Leaves 10 Al-Shabaab Dead Says Official (Shabelle News)
U.S. Announces $6 Million Aid For Djibouti And Somali Refugees From Yemen (Goobjoog News)
Ethiopian Forces Kill Four People In Cold Blood (Wacaal Media)
Somalia President: We Are Working Tirelessly To Get The Country On Track (Somali Current)
Piracy: Outbreak Off Somalia Despite International Effort (BBC)
Khalifa Foundation Distributes Food Aid In Somalia (Gulf News)
AMISOM and Federal Government of Somalia Officials Visit Marka (AMISOM
Changing The Capital City Of Somalia – The Only Way Forward (Wardheer News)
The Annual Washington DC Metro Somali Family Picnic 2015: Tradition Continues (Hiiraan Online)

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)

Federal Government And Jubbaland Agree On Review Of Jubbaland Assembly (Goobjoog News)
Somalia Parliament Debates On Employment Of Foreign Workers (Horseed Media)
Galmudug Parliament Okays Cabinet Appointments (Wacaal Media)
Southwest State To Deploy Extra Troops To Marka (Garowe Online)
Somalia Aid Crisis ‘Critical’: UN (Times Live/AFP)
Somalia Warns Of Return To Piracy (BBC)
Somalia President Accused Of Trading Troops For UAE Funding Amid Al-Shabaab Crisis (The Star)
Marginalized Young American-Somalis Look East To Join ISIS (NPR)
The First Hotel In New York City That Offer Somali Cuisine (Somali Current)

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)

Female District Official Shot Dead In Mogadishu (Horseed Media)
Al-Shabaab Flog Somali Man On Rape Charges (Hiiraan Online)
3 Injured As Blast Rocks Garowe City (Wacaal Media)
Former PM Farmaajo Declares 2016 Presidential Bid (Goobjoog News)
Deadly Cache Of Weapons And Explosives Recovered In Bardhere Security Operations (Wacaal Media)
Puntland President Lays Foundation Stone For Numerous New Public Premises In Galkayo (Villa Puntland)
Seal Loopholes Used By Al-Shabaab To Raise Funds Former Somalia PM Urges (Standard Digital)
Government Extends Terror Amnesty To Youths (Capital FM)
17 Iranian Fishermen Sailors Escape Somali Pirates’ Captivity (Fars News Agency)
The Politics Of Being Somali In East Africa (Maandeeq)

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)

New Deal Gives Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama’a 22 Members of Parliament And 4 Ministers In Galmudug State(Goobjoog News)
Galkayo Conference Enters Third Day In Puntland (Garowe Online)
Hiiraan Administration Accused Of Laxity As Another Elder Is Killed In Cold Blood (Wacaal Media)
The 16-Year Old Author Who Stole The Show At Mogadishu Book Fair (Somali Current)
Joint Forces Advance Toward Rural Areas Controlled by Al-Shabaab (Somali Update)
We Can Learn From Our Mistakes By Reading Books President Says (Goobjoog News)
Somalia To Ban Female Genital Mutilation (Voice of America)
Mogadishu Book Festival Brings Somali Talents Together (Al Jazeera)
Ifrah Mansour Explores War From A Child’s Perspective (City Pages)

Literary Feast As Mogadishu International Book Fair Opens (Goobjoog News)
President Asks Dinsor Residents To Work With Security Agencies To Defeat Al-Shabaab (Wacaal Media)
Somalia Members Of Parliament Expose Corruption And Money-Laundering In Finance Ministry (Somali Current)
Local Elder Gunned Down In Belet Weyne Hiiraan Region (Somali Update)
Dozens Killed As Somali Al-Shabaab Ambush Troops: Government (Times Live)
Minnesota FBI: Terror Arrests Haven’t Stopped Travel Plots (Business Insider/Associated Press)
Flush Out Militants Living In Lamu’s Ras Mboni Forest (Standard Digital)
The Ties That Bind Pt. II (Mandeeq.com)