Somalia could be Ethiopia’s quagmire By Edmund Sanders, LA Times December 26, 2006 Sites of conflicts (AFP Map: Dec 26, 2006) NAIROBI, KENYA — Ethiopia’s attacks against Islamic forces in…
“Encircle Mogadishu,” Meles says Wire Services December 26, 2006 Islamist fighters at Mogadishu Airport on Monday (Reuters/Shabelle Media) ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, whose military openly joined…
Ethiopians face Somali test Martin Plaut, BBC Analyst December 25, 2006 Two Islamic Courts vans with soldiers guard Mogadishu airport after the Ethiopian air force hit Mogadishu airport, Monday, Dec…
Ethiopian jets hit Islamist positions Wire Services December 25, 2006 An Islamic militia fighter at Mogadishu Airport on Monday (Reuters/Shabelle Media) ETHIOPIAN AIR STRIKES killed at least 80 fighters and…
Gedi says 8,000 foreign fighters with Islamists By Andrew Cawthorne, Reuters December 25, 2006 Residents inspect a fire engine damaged during an Ethiopian air strike at Mogadishu’s international airport December…
Analysts: Ethiopia stopped Islamists from overruning Baidoa By Guled Mohamed, Reuters December 25, 2006 A member of a Somali Islamic Courts militia brandishes his weapon (Photo: Reuters) MOGADISHU (Reuters) –…
Fierce battles rage in central Somalia IHT correspondent December 24, 2006 BAIDOA, Somalia (Reuters) — Ethiopian forces, committed to defending an interim Somali government holed up in the town of…
Ethiopia begins Somalia offensive By Mohamed Olad Hassan, AP Writer December 24, 2006 Residents of Mogadishu, Somalia, which is controlled by the Islamist forces, protesting Sunday against the Ethiopian attacks.…
Ethiopia says its Defense Forces take decisive measures DPA News Agency December 24, 2006 An anti-aircraft heavy weapon is seen mounted on a truck 24 December 2006 on the outskirts…
Somali diaspora network calls for peaceful resolution Press Release December 23, 2006 Fairfax, Virginia – We are deeply saddened and troubled by the renewed fighting and hostility in Somalia. It…