Man reported killed in Somalia identified as Mohammed Elmi Ibrahim of Toronto (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
TORONTO – An Islamic militant group is reporting that a Somali-Canadian man, who went missing two years ago, has been killed in Somalia.
Somalia – 3 Killed in Mogadishu Fighting (AllAfrica.com)
At least three people are killed and 10 others injured on Tuesday in fresh shelling that rocked parts of Somalia’s restive capital Mogadishu, medics and witnesses said.
UN council wants probe of Somalia aid diversion (Deepika)
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17 (Reuters) Members of the UN Security Council want an outside investigation of charges of widespread diversion of UN aid to radical Islamist rebels in Somalia, Mexico’s UN envoy said.
IFJ Condemns Arrests Of Two Radio Journalists In Somalia (Bernama)
NAIROBI, March 18 (Bernama) — The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed concerns over the security and safety of journalists in Somalia following the recent detention of two radio journalists in the Horn of Africa nation, reports China’s Xinhua news agency.
Independent Review Of Somali Food Programme (Scoop.co.nz)
The Security Council should urge Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to initiate an independent investigation into the food distribution programme in Somalia, a United Nations group of experts recommends in a new report which claims that humanitarian officials divert …
Somalia Islamists arrest journalists, force station to close down (People’s Daily)
A local radio station in the insurgent-run southern Somali town of Bardhere was closed down by owners after the arrest of two reporters and the brief detention of its director by Islamist administrators of the town. Ahmed Omar Salihi, Director of Markabley Radio, was detained Tuesday but released early Wednesday after reports filed by two correspondents for the station were deemed anti-Islamist …
Military mission to Somalia (European Voice)
EU personnel to train Somali security forces. The European Union is on the brink of launching a new military mission, to train around 2,000 Somali security forces in Uganda.
Canada investigating claims Toronto ‘martyr’ killed in Somalia (Canada.com)
Canadian officials are investigating whether a Toronto man has died in Somalia after a video surfaced on the Internet calling him a martyr and urging others to “follow his footsteps” by joining the militant Al-Shabab.
