MOGADISHU, Somalia — Witnesses say a convoy of Ethiopian troops has entered the Somali town of Guriel in a possible attempt to open a third front against al-Qaida-linked Somali insurgents.
The incursion appears to be the largest movement of Ethiopian troops into Somalia since an unpopular Ethiopian invasion.
Resident Ali Husein says that 21 vehicles carrying troops arrived in Guriel Sunday afternoon.
Sheik Abdulle Abdi said Sunday that the Ethiopians met with members of his militia, then moved into an army base in the south of Guriel. Abdi belongs to Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama, which is allied to the weak U.N.-backed Somali government.
Ethiopian officials denied entering Somalia. They entered the country in 2006 to defeat an Islamist movement but left in 2009 as part of a peace deal.
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Witnesses say a convoy of Ethiopian troops has entered the Somali town of Guriel in a possible attempt to open a third front against al-Qaida-linked Somali insurgents.
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The incursion appears to be the largest movement of Ethiopian troops into Somalia since an unpopular Ethiopian invasion.
Resident Ali Husein says that 21 vehicles carrying troops arrived in Guriel Sunday afternoon.
Sheik Abdulle Abdi said Sunday that the Ethiopians met with members of his militia, then moved into an army base in the south of Guriel. Abdi belongs to Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama, which is allied to the weak U.N.-backed Somali government.
Ethiopian officials denied entering Somalia. They entered the country in 2006 to defeat an Islamist movement but left in 2009 as part of a peace deal.
Do they not know Somalis iyo afweynidoda? they will tell straight away, they even counted the numbers of vehical and shit 