Ethiopia troops 'return to Somalia'

[Adsos Letter]

Source: aljazeera english

Ethiopian troops have reportedly crossed into neighbouring Somalia after it made a plea for foreign troops to help it battle opposition fighters seeking to overthrow the government.

Somalia's parliamentary speaker made the request on Saturday after several days of heavy fighting in the north of the capital, Mogadishu.

"The government is weakened by the rebel forces. We ask neighbouring countries - including Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Yemen - to send troops to Somalia within 24 hours," Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur, the Somali parliamentary speaker, said.

Ethiopian troops last entered Somalia in late 2006 to support the then-government and drive out Islamic Courts Union fighters led by Sharif Ahmed, the current president.


Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/06/200962012118631841.html

[JI7]

1. i thought ethiopia said no, did they change their position ?

[Adsos Letter]

2. Apparently so; I do remember Ethiopia declining to commit, but reports seem to suggest a change.

I suppose we will find out more soon; it is difficult to know what is happening there.

[JI7]

3. i remember reading something about Iraq being the most dangerous place to live

but from what i have been reading it looks like Somalia might be worse.

not just neighboring states but the whole international community needs to do something about that state. the govt seems to mostly be in name but without any power. there is just no law and order or any other functions of a state.

[pasto76]

4. This is also President Obama's fault!

fOR FUCKS SAKE, EVERYTHING ELSE IS


ever stop and wonder if the Neo-republican sping is ACTUALLY getting to you, if after 2 years of support, somehow 5 months in you are speaking AGAINST him?

fuckin A.

SGT PASTO

[Adsos Letter]

5. Interesting post...irrelevant to this conversation, but interesting nonetheless.

:crazy:

[ddiver]

6. It sounded like a call for chocolate.

[bitchkitty]

9. Are you on drugs?

[proteus_lives]

7. It's depressing.

Somalia's going to be a battleground in Africa for years to come.

[Robbien]

8. As long as we and the rest of the west refuse to allow Somalia to have its own government

what you say is true.

Having the state run by Islam terrifies western powers.

[WriteDown]

10. I missed that memo about the West denying Somalia.....

the right to have a gov’t. Is that why they’re fighting each other over there? And how is the West maintaining this denial?

[freedomnorth]

11. The CIA backed Islamic Courts Union

was de facto government in Somalia before Ethiopia's vicious attack in 2006.