Somalia: SA Cautious About Somali Patrols (AllAfrica.com)
Johannesburg THE recent upsurge in piracy off the Somali coast has not influenced the defence ministry to send the South African Navy to help fight the scourge.
Give us more money and we’ll fight the pirates, Somalia says (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
MOMBASA, Kenya As the American skipper once held hostage by pirates reached dry land here Thursday aboard a U.S. warship and his 19-man crew received a heroes’ welcome in the U.S., the source of the piracy plague in the Indian Ocean Somalia said it could help fight the problem.
Al Qaeda Urges Somalis To Attack Ships (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
A senior Saudi Arabian al Qaeda operative has called on Somali jihadists to step up their attacks on “crusader” forces at sea in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden, and on land in neighboring Djibouti, which hosts France’s largest military base in Africa.
Somalia: Al Shabaab Arrest 25 Young People in Baidoa (AllAfrica.com)
At least 25 people were arrested in the town of Baidoa in southwestern Somalia on Thursday by militias loyal to Al Shabaab, Radio Garowe reports. Sheikh Abdiaziz Hassan, the Al Shabaab public affairs officer in the region, told reporters that the mostly young men “violated orders” from Al Shabaab.
UN: Naval escorts are able to get food aid to Somalia (The Conroe Courier)
Eliane Engeler GENEVA The United Nations warned that piracy off Somalia s coast could deprive the country s poorest of much-needed food aid.
Human tide of misery flees the anarchy of Somalia (Independent)
The lucky ones come with their families, others appear out of the thorn bushes, walking alone. Five hundred Somalis are now arriving at this bleak Kenyan outpost every day. They join a population of 267,000 and counting, in a facility built to shelter just 45,000. While the world has been captivated by the high seas drama of Somalia’s pirates, this human tide has swollen the ranks of Dadaab, …
Nicole Stremlau: The Perils of Intervening in Somalia (HuffingtonPost)
International collaboration and mutual understanding are key, as Somalia’s concerns are best addressed from a Somali perspective.
Somalia: 5 Killed Fighting Among Islamists, Including Commander (AllAfrica.com)
At least five people were killed Thursday in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, including a senior Islamic Courts commander, Radio Garowe reports. The commander, identified as Sharif Mohamud “Karey,” was killed alongside his son and a driver in Mogadishu’ s Hamar-Jadid district, witnesses said.
