Somali government claims victory AFP Correspondent December 21, 2006 Somali government soldiers in Baidoa have the backing of Ethiopian troops (Photo: AFP) MOGADISHU – Somalia’s transitional government claimed its Ethiopian-backed…
Fighting near Baidoa continues for third day By Mohamed Olad Hassan, AP Writer December 21, 2006 From L-R: Deputy chairman of the Islamic courts Abdi Rahman Janaqow, European Commissioner humanitarian…
Ethiopians are battle-hardened and tough: Jane’s Defence AFP December 20, 2006 LONDON – Ethiopian forces have waged two major conventional wars: eventually repelling a invasion Somalia launched in 1977; and…
Millennium Resolution By Ephrem Madebo December 20, 2006 Meles Zenawi is trying to moderate his internal opposition so as to have his hands free to handle the inevitable armed conflict…
Gross Distortions Letter to the Editor December 20, 2006 Dear Editor, I just read an ION report that you posted on your website without bothering to verify whether it has…
Eritrean journalist escapes to Ethiopia AFP December 20, 2006 NAIROBI — An Eritrean journalist jailed for contradicting government reports that families of soldiers who died in the country’s 1998-2000 border…
Massive layoffs at Foreign Ministry By Muluneh Yohannes, Ethiomedia Writer December 19, 2006 Dr. Koang Tutlam Dung, the former ambassador to Japan is one of the victims of the politically-motivated…
Somali Americans rally for peace Press Release December 18, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC (Dec 15) – Somali Americans expressed their opposition to the impending war in Somalia, and urged State Department…
Somalia bracing for war Aljazeera December 18, 2006 Somali troops of the Transitional Federal Government patrol the outskirts of Baidoa on December 14. Somalia’s weakened government has toned down objections…
Islamists discuss defections By Salad Duhul, AP Writer December 18, 2006 Somali government soldiers patrol the streets of Baidoa, Somalia, Saturday Dec. 16, 2006. Over 200 government soldiers have defected…