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U.S. Urges Ethiopia to Keep Troops in Somalia

HeadlineMay 16, 2007

The Bush administration is urging Ethiopia not to withdraw its forces from Somalia, nearly six months after U.S.-backed troops invaded Somalia and toppled the Union of Islamic Court. Over 1,400 Somalis have died in the country’s worst fighting since the early 1990s. The fighting has also displaced up to 400,000 Somalis. The U.N. estimates that more than 60 percent of the displaced peoples are not receiving any help. Meanwhile, the United Nations has announced it will investigate human rights violations during the recent fighting in Mogadishu.

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