Dec 10 2006

War in Somalia: Ethiopia aids Baidoa and Puntland

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War in Somalia: Ethiopia aids Baidoa and Puntland

The war in Somalia heats up as Ethiopia helps the Baidoa government and the separatist government of Puntland (a largely unrecognized and very much ignored would-be nation in the northern third of Somalia) beat back the Islamist forces of the Union of Islamic Courts.

It should be noted, that when Puntland first formed in the early 1990s, it fought a brief war against Islamic forces and won.

Clashes Continue in Southern Somalia–The Washington Post

Saturday, December 9, 2006; 9:29 PM

Islamists and Somali Troops Exchange Fire– By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Published: December 10, 2006

9:35:09 PM

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