From Reuters:ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia Wednesday dismissed a threat of invasion from Somalia's hardline Islamist insurgents saying the rebels posed no clear and present danger.
Ethiopian troops invaded Somalia in 2006 to oust an Islamist movement from the capital Mogadishu. That sparked an insurgency that is still raging, despite the troops' withdrawal in January.
Al Qaeda-linked fighters in Somalia's al Shabaab rebel group are battling to oust President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, himself a former Islamist insurgent who joined a peace process last year.
Tuesday, al Shabaab threatened to attack Ethiopia, urging its fighters to wage jihad against its neighbor.
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More News On The Conflict Between Ethiopia And Somali's Islamists
'Why I took up arms against Ethiopia' -- BBC
Ethiopia Downplays Somali Rebel Threat -- Voice of America
Ethiopia dismisses Somali Islamist attack threat -- Reuters
Ethiopia will stay out of Somalia despite threat -- AFP
Somalis exodus to Ethiopia -- Ethiopian Review
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