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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-19-06 07:52 AM
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Ethiopia says military in Somalia (BBC)
Last Updated: Thursday, 19 October 2006, 08:44 GMT 09:44 UK

Ethiopia says military in Somalia

Ethiopia's prime minister has for the first time admitted
to having soldiers inside Somalia.

Meles Zenawi told parliament that he had sent military trainers
to help the beleaguered interim government.

But he denied sending a fighting force, despite several
eyewitness reports of hundreds of troops.

Ethiopia backs Somalia's government against an Islamist group
which now controls most of the south. The Islamists deny
having al-Qaeda links.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6065358.stm
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