June 30, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

Al-Shabaab Fighters Seen Near Erigavo After Raid On Puntland Military Camp (RBC Radio)
Southwest State Sends Reinforcement To Abal (Jowhar.com)
Somaliland Denies Puntland’s Allegations On Terrorism (Goobjoog News )
Inmates Released From Mogadishu Central Prison (Jowhar.com)
Diaspora Returnees And Locals Resolve To Work Together In Rebuilding Somalia (AMISOM)
Somalia Security Forces Kill 6 Militants Southern Region (Xinhuanet)
A Mother’s Tough Decision In Somalia (Care Blogs)

Norway To Assist Somalia In A New Approach (Goobjoog News)
Landmine Blast Near Mogadishu Wounds Two Civilians (Garowe Online)
Somali National Army Recapture Towns In Gedo Region (Garowe Online)
Somalia Seeks To Unite Diaspora Returnees And Locals (Xinhua)
Gulf Crisis Is Leading To Difficult Choices In the Horn of Africa (Chatham House)

Militants Blocking Aid To Starving Children In Somalia Charity Says (Reuters)
Al-Shabaab Plans To Assassinate Its Former Spokesman (Sahal News)
PM Chairs Maritime Security Committee Meeting (Jowhar.com)
At Least 20000 Children At Risk Of Dying In Dying In Drought-Stricken Somalia (Save The Children)
Somalia Hosts Symposium For Diaspora Returnees And Local Communities (AMISOM)
Somalia Caught Between Qatar And Saudis (Global Post)

World Bank Supports Somalia On Its New Currency Plan (Goobjoog News)
First Local Council Election To Be Held In Southwest State (Garowe Online)
Calm Returns To Middle Shabelle After Heavy Fighting (Jowhar.com)
Cholera Outbreak Kills 795 In Somalia Since January (Xinhua)
Smuggler Who ‘Revelled In’ Torturing Migrants Arrested In Italy (The Independent UK)
Breaking The Silence Around Female Genital Mutilation (Refinery29.com)

3 Million Plus Locked Of Internet Access In Day 4 Of Outage (Radio Dalsan)
Mahaday Local Authority Denies Engagement Of Foreign Military Help (Goobjoog News)
Auditor- General Investigates A Scandal At National Immigration Agency (Allbenadir.com)
School’s Out But Universities Are Still Fighting For Their International Students In Wake Of Travel Bans (Yahoo News)
It’s Time To Stop Ignoring Conflict In Efforts To Build Resilience (Thomson Reuters Foundation)

Explosion Heard From Ship Off The Coast Of Somalia Official Says (Reuters)
NISA Boss Praises Mogadishu Stabilization Force (Jowhar.com)
President Of Somalia Pardons 13 Prisoners (Dayniile.com)
Kenya Police Vehicles Feature As Al-Shabaab Show ‘Military Might’ During Eid (Africa News)
Somali Accused Of Torture Rape Detained In Lampedusa (ANSA English Edition)
Somali Refugees Regret Returning Home From Kenya (Daily Mail)

Somali President Calls For Reunification Of Somalia (AMISOM)
Al-Shabaab And Government Forces Clash In Daynuunay (VOA Somali)
Mogadishu Internet Outage To Be Resolved In A Week
AU Commission Representative Lauds UPDF Role In Somalia (NTV Uganda)
UAE Budget Carrier To Launch Somaliland Flights In July (Arabian Business)
Helping Somalia Attract Private Investment Will Require Realism Rigor And Reforms (World Bank Blogs)

President Calls For Unity As Somalia Celebrates Independence For Its Northern Territories (Dhacdo.com)
Puntland Indirectly Alleges Somaliland Of Backing Al-Shabaab Militants (Horseed Media)
Al-Shabaab Fighters Launch Manhunt for Mukhtar Robow After U.S Removed $5 Bounty on His Head (Somali Update)
Somalia’s Draft Telecoms Law Secures Cabinet Approval (Telegeography)
US Intensifies Efforts In Somalia To Counter Al-Shabaab Resurgence (New Delhi Times)

US Rescinds $5m Reward For Al-Shabaab Leader (Gulf Today)
Halgan Administration To Remove Roadblocks (Goobjoog News)
Gunmen Kill Senior Military Officer In El Wak Town(Garowe Online)
Somali FM Hopes Turkish Overseas Military Camp To Boost Country’s Army (Sputnik News)
Amazing Story Of Hero Who Rescued 200 People During Terror Attack (The Mirror UK)
Refugee Chef Uses Food To Show People More Alike Than Different (Xinhua)