Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Ethiopian Troops Entering Somalia: Eyewitness Reports

Ethiopian Forces Back In Somalia, Locals Say -- CNN

(CNN) -- Ethiopian forces returned to Somalia on Tuesday, seizing control of a Somali border town, a local journalist told CNN.

The Ethiopians rolled into the town of Kalabeyr early Tuesday in 15 military vehicles, some equipped with heavy artillery, a town elder told the journalist. They established vehicle checkpoints throughout the town and positioned themselves in the surrounding mountains, according to the journalist, who spoke to CNN from a nearby town.

Both Somalia and Ethiopia have denied the reports.

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More News On Somalia's Civil War And Eyewitness Reports Of Ethiopian Soldiers

Ethiopia troops 'back in Somalia' -- BBC
Ethopian troops 'return to Somalia' -- Al Jazeera
Ethiopian forces return to Somalia: witnesses -- AFP
Ethiopian troops re-enter Somalia: witnesses -- ABC News (Australia)
Ethiopia denies Somali deployment -- Press TV

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