Ethiopia has announced a possible delay of "a few days" in its plans to pull its troops out of Somalia by the end of the year and hand over security duties to the African Union Mission in Somalia, known as Amisom.
The country's foreign ministry made the announcement on Saturday, a day after Somali witnesses said Ethiopian troops killed at least 16 people in the Somali capital.
Ethiopian forces said they were targeting armed men in a stronghold of opposition fighters, but witnesses said that artillery shells were fired into a crowd at a market in Mogadishu.
Ethiopia sent its troops to Somalia in 2006 to oust the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), which had taken control of most of the country and was imposing a strict form of Sharia law. more..http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2008/12/2008126114040629638.html
The country's foreign ministry made the announcement on Saturday, a day after Somali witnesses said Ethiopian troops killed at least 16 people in the Somali capital.
Ethiopian forces said they were targeting armed men in a stronghold of opposition fighters, but witnesses said that artillery shells were fired into a crowd at a market in Mogadishu.
Ethiopia sent its troops to Somalia in 2006 to oust the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), which had taken control of most of the country and was imposing a strict form of Sharia law. more..http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2008/12/2008126114040629638.html
Ethiopian troops could extend Somalia stint: FM http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081206/wl_africa_afp/somaliaunrestethiopiaafricanunion_081206105439
Ethiopian Television Interview with Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin on current situation in Somalia Interview
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