AU welcomes power-sharing agreement signed by Somali gov’t, Islamist group (People’s Daily)
The Commission of the African Union (AU) on Monday welcomed the power-sharing agreement signed by the Transitional Federal Government(TFG) of Somalia and a main moderate Islamist group, the armed Sufi group, in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. The commission of the regional bloc said in a statement that the signing of this agreement, which comes one year into the tenure of the government …
Somali government signs deal with powerful militia (The Star)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP): Somalia’s government signed an agreement with a powerful militia on Monday that offers high-level militants senior government positions in return for their military support during a long-planned offensive against an Islamist insurgency.
U.S. refrains from full dip in Somalia’s murky waters (2) (People’s Daily)
On Friday U.S. officials said Washington had no intention of Americanizing the war in Somalia, a response to a recent New York Times report that said the United States is helping Somalia’s transitional government in an upcoming offensive aimed at taking back the capital by providing training and support. The newspaper also cited unnamed U.S. officials as saying Washington may deploy special …
Inside Al Shabab: How the Somalia militant group rules through fear (The Christian Science Monitor)
As the Somalia government fends off militant group Al Shabab, the Al Qaeda-linked insurgency shows its power through intimidation of a whistle-blower.
Somali president lauds pact with Sufi group (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
MOGADISHU (AFP) – Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Tuesday lauded an agreement with a faction of the moderate Ahlu Sunna Sufi sect to jointly fight extremist elements in the country.
Somalia Govt and Ahlusunna Militia Sign Deal to Fight Rebels (AllAfrica.com)
Somalia’s embattled government has signed a power-sharing agreement with an Islamist militia, Ahlu-Sunnah Wal-Jamaa that is backing its much-awaited military offensives against powerful Islamist insurgency.
Somali pirates free chemical tanker, official says (The Star)
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali pirates released a chemical tanker and its North Korean crew on Tuesday after holding the vessel for four months, a maritime official said on Tuesday.
U.N. council wants probe of Somalia aid diversion (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * UN council members see need for outside investigation * Details of investigation need to be worked out – envoys By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, March 16 (Reuters) – Members of the U.N. …
U.S. refrains from full dip in Somalia’s murky waters (People’s Daily)
The United States is providing Somali authorities with some degree of support in a bid to prevent the re-emergence of a government bent on Jihad but is refraining from an all-out maneuver for fear that it might become another Battle of Mogadishu. “The U.S. has no desire to have a sequel of ‘Black Hawk Down’ coming out in theaters,” said Bayless Parsley, Africa analyst at Stratfor, a global …
U.N. council wants probe of Somalia aid diversion (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Members of the U.N. Security Council want an outside investigation of charges of widespread diversion of U.N. aid to radical Islamist rebels in Somalia, Mexico’s U.N. envoy said on Tuesday.
Militia group joins Somali government’s rebel battle (The Scotsman)
SOMALIA’S government has agreed to bring one of the country’s militia groups on board ahead of an expected military push against Islamist rebels who are threatening to
