Saturday, 2 June 2007

"Ethiopia - Somalia - No peace, more terror

Islamist terrorism in Addis Ababa and Nairobi now seems horribly likely'

From The Economist print edition

A violent Islamist threat is far from over

IN MARCH and April about 400,000 Somalis fled their capital, Mogadishu, as Ethiopian forces backing Somalia's transitional government razed whole districts in an attempt to destroy the country's remaining Islamist militants. That offensive came only months after the Ethiopians claimed to have defeated Somalia's ruling Union of Islamic Courts in a stunningly swift campaign at the end of last year. Despite Ethiopia's latest claims of success, the country is in as perilous a state as ever.



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