Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Ugandan peacekeeper killed in Somalia


roadside bomb has killed a Ugandan soldier in Somalia's capital and masked gunmen have murdered a man working for the United Nation's World Food Programme in the southwest of the Horn of Africa nation.The killings come as Ethiopian troops who have been propping up an interim government and fighting Islamist insurgents for the past two years are pulling out of Somalia, saying their mission has been accomplished.The withdrawal has fuelled fears of a power vacuum in a country where violence and chaos onshore have allowed piracy to flourish in the busy shipping lanes off Somalia's coast. more..http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/ugandan-peacekeeper-killed-in-somalia-2435951

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