Tag Archives: Hudur

Ethiopia denies ‘shirking responsibility’

April 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

IOL New York – Ethiopia on Thursday denied that it was “shirking responsibility” by beginning to withdraw its troops from conflict-stricken Somalia. Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom told the United Nations Security Council that other countries were informed “months” ago about … read more »

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Ethiopia says preparing to pull troops out of Somalia

April 25, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(Reuters) – Ethiopia will withdraw its troops from Somalia soon, its prime minister said on Tuesday, voicing frustration with the Mogadishu government and African Union peacekeeping forces that are also battling Islamist militants there. After waging an ill-fated war in … read more »

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AMISOM says ready for Ethiopia withdrawal from Somalia towns

March 24, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian withdrawal has forced AMISOM and Somali government to take steps to fill in the potential security vacuum The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday said it was prepared for an eventual Ethiopian troop withdrawal from areas in … read more »

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Ethiopia Leaves A Vacuum

March 22, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The government considers al Shabaab done as a major military force and is now considered a threat as bandits and terrorists. The AU (African Union) peacekeepers and government troops continue to chase the Islamic radicals out of towns and villages … read more »

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Somalia: AU Somali force readies for possible Ethiopia pullout

March 21, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian troops, the strongest military power in Somalia’s southwest ever since their November 2011 invasion, pulled out of the town of Hudur on Sunday, the capital of Bakool region. African Union forces battling Islamist insurgents in Somalia are preparing troops … read more »

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US Posts Bounty on American Militants in Somalia

March 21, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

U.S. citizens Omar Shafik Hammami (R) and Jehad Serwan Mostafa are seen in undated FBI handout photos.  NAIROBI — The U.S. State Department has offered $5 million rewards for information about two American citizens who have joined ranks with the … read more »

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Car bomb kills at least 10 in Somali capital

March 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(Reuters) – A suicide bomber who set out to assassinate a senior Somali security official blew up his car in central Mogadishu on Monday, missing his target but killing at least 10 people in the city’s deadliest attack this year, … read more »

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Somalia: Ethiopian Troops Battle Al Shabaab Fighters in South Central Somalia

February 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Baidoa, Somalia — A contingent of Ethiopian troops were ambushed by Al Shabaab fighters as they made their way from El Barde in Bakool region in south central Somalia on Thursday, Garowe Online reports. According to local media in Bakool, … read more »

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