Ethiopia Rules Out Claims It Has Soldiers In Somalia
Nji Che - All Headline News African Correspondent Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (AHN) - Ethiopia has dismissed allegations that it sent more troops into neighboring Somalia. Addis Ababa said the claims were propaganda from Islamic "extremists" in Somalia to cover their misdeeds. Ambassador Solomon Abebe, head of information for Ethiopia's Foreign Affairs Ministry, told Reuters on Tuesday, "There is no Ethiopian soldier who crossed into Somali territory." "It is the usual propaganda of the extremists in the UIC which they utter every time they take illegal actions," he said. "The extremists in UIC are known to use Ethiopia as a scapegoat to hide their true motive and hoodwink international public opinion through false propaganda." The extremist Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) gained control of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo on Monday. The move was their latest triumph after they began expanding their control across the country. The group defeated U.S.-backed warlords in the capital Mogadishu in June. Although Ethiopia has invaded Somalia to root out Islamic radicals in the past, it has always dismissed reports that it recently sent troops into Somalia to destabilize the interim government after Mogadishu fell in the hands of the Islamic.
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