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Ethiopians are divided over war in Somalia

DEC 28, 2006

The headline in an Ethiopian newspaper drew familiar, if unflattering, comparisons to another nation's faster-than-expected victory in a war abroad....

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MSF calls on Somali forces to leave medical team

DEC 28, 2006

GENEVA - The charity Medecins Sans Frontieres protested Thursday against Somali government troops forcing their way into one of their clinics and thre...

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Boats with Somali refugees capsize - 17 killed

DEC 28, 2006

ZURICH (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed and 140 missing after two boats packed with people fleeing Somalia capsized off the coast of Yemen, ...

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US calls for resumption of negotiations in Somalia

DEC 28, 2006

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States called for a resumption of power-sharing negotiations between Somalia's rival factions after government forces ba...

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Islamic courts abandon Mogadishu

DEC 28, 2006

Ali Mohamed Gedi, the Somali transitional government prime minister, says troops have entered Mogadishu after the Council of Islamic Courts abandoned ...

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Somali govt troops march into Mogadishu

DEC 28, 2006

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Triumphant Somali government forces and their Ethiopian allies marched into Mogadishu on Thursday after Islamist rivals abandone...

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Somali pro-govt militias seize buildings in capital

DEC 28, 2006

BAIDOA, Somalia (AFP) - The Somali government said its Ethiopia-backed forces will enter into the capital Mogadishu in the "coming hours."...

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Somali pro-govt militias seize buildings in capital

DEC 28, 2006

MOGADISHU, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Militias allied to the Somali government captured several key buildings including the former presidential palace in Moga...

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Islamic Forces Abandon Somalia's Capital

DEC 28, 2006

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- The Islamist forces who have controlled Somalia's capital for months abandoned the city Thursday after government forces advance...

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Somali government to seize Mogadishu after Islamists flee

DEC 28, 2006

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A joint Ethiopian and Somali government force controlled the main routes into Mogadishu and was poised to capture Somalia's capi...

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