Ethiopian troops watch Somalia’s situation on the border

Reports reaching us from the border between Somalia and Ethiopia indicate that Ethiopian troops who recently withdrew from Somalia have arrived at the border between the two countries. The second batch of Ethiopian troops withdrawing from the country has today crossed over to Ethiopia.An official of Doolow Somalia has said the last Ethiopian soldier among those who were withdrawing from Somalia crossed over to Ethiopia around midnight last night and as of today, there are no Ethiopian troops in the border towns awaiting to go back to their country.
JUBBALAND STATE OF SOMALIA official in Doolow has said Ethiopian troops have withdrawn from Somalia except for a few who are still in Gedo Region , JUBBALAND STATE and are expected to withdraw from the Region in the next few days.Ethiopian troops arrived in Somalia two years ago in order to assist the TFG and have now withdrawn from Mogadishu after the government and opposition groups have reached an agreement in which they made the decision to have Ethiopian troops withdraw from the country. However, it has been said that the Ethiopian troops will be at the Somali border in case they are needed again. The Addis Ababa administration believes that armed opposition groups might spill the conflict over to Ethiopia. Meles Zenawi, the prime minister of Ethiopia has said Ethiopian troops might once again be deployed in the war-torn country if there is a need and that as of now, his country faces no real danger from Somalia.