| Somalia: Six killed as Ethiopian troops start security sweep of Mogadishu |
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| Saturday, 27 October 2007 | |
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Sat. October 27, 2007 02:20 pm.- (SomaliNet) As Ethiopian troops begun a security sweep of the violence-riven Somali capital Mogadishu, at least six Somali civilians were killed, witnesses said.
An eyewitness reported that the Ethiopian troops - whose presence in Mogadishu since December has been blamed for daily insurgent attacks - opened fire and killed three people when they came under attack near the stadium. Three other civilians were killed when the insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades at Ethiopian troops patrolling a southern Mogadishu district, witnesses said. "Several others were also wounded, including my younger sister," said local resident Osman Dayib. Ethiopian forces patrolled some districts in tanks following the attacks, residents said. "The Ethiopian forces are conducting a large security operation in our neighbourhood," resident Farah Adan Sheikh told AFP. "Two tanks and several troops on foot are patrolling the Al-Baraka and Tarbunka areas," he said. Ethiopia sent thousands of troops into Somalia last year to help its Government topple an Islamist movement that briefly controlled much of the country and is accused by Washington of links to Al-Qaeda. Since then, hit-and-run attacks by remnant Islamist fighters have shaken Mogadishu, killing hundreds and displacing tens of thousands of civilians. –Herald Sun |
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