From Voice Of America:A local official in Somalia says Ethiopian troops are now staying at a military base near a town in the central part of the country. The reported sighting of Ethiopian troops in central Somalia is just one of several from around the country.
In an interview with local reporters, the district commissioner of Balanbale town in the central Galgadud region says several truck loads of Ethiopian troops are staying at the military base set up on the outskirts of the town.
District Commissioner Hareere Hassan Barre did not say how many Ethiopian troops were in Balanbale, located about 28 kilometers from the Ethiopian border, but his comments appear to back up other eyewitness reports.
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My Comment: Considering how radical some of the Somali Islamic groups are, I do not blame Ethiopia to position itself to watch them closely. But by being in Somalia they invite attack from these groups, as well as being used as a rallying cry by Islamic Groups for their followers.
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