Friday, February 23, 2007

Somali, Ethiopian Troops In Deadly Battle

The interim government and its Ethiopian allies have been hit with near-daily attacks by unidentified gunmen in the Horn of Africa country's seaside capital.

They blame remnants of a hardline Islamist movement they drove out of Mogadishu and southern Somalia in a two-week joint offensive before the new year, saying the militant group is paying $100 for each attack -- a fortune in the poor country.

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