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The
Ethiopia-Somalia War—(2006-
Present): In the latest phase of the
long Somali Civil War, Ethiopia
intervened in late 2006 to aid the
internationally-recognized Somali
government based in the city of Baidoa.
The Transitional Government of Somalia
(TGS) is oppossed by the Islamic Courts
Union (ICU), an Islamist group which
seized control of the national capital
of Mogadushu earlier in 2006 from a
coalition of warlords. Ethiopia
intervened largely to prevent Islamist
forces from gaining full control of
Somalia. The ICU recieved support from
foreign Islamist groups as well as from
Eritrea, Ethiopia's long-time enemy.
The Baidoa government and Ethiopia are
supported by the United
States.
Ethiopian
troops first entered Somalia in small
numbers in July, 2006, and by November,
were engaged in minor clashes with
Somali ICU forces. Major combat between
the allied TGS and Ethiopian forces and
the ICU forces began on December 20,
2006, with combat around the town of
Baidoa. Fighting raged for the rest of
the week, with a major escalation
coming on December 24, when Ethiopian
forces bombed Mogadishu airport and
Baledogle Airport, about 35 miles
outside Mogadishu, while troops seized
Belet Weyne, an important border town.
Ethiopian troops also took over the
towns of Bandiradley, Adadow and
Galinsor. The Ethiopian government
reported on television that the goal of
the offensive was Jowhar, a town not
far from Mogadishu. Later
reports cited 1,000 dead and 3,000
wounded as Ethiopian and TGS forces
advanced through central Somalia toward
the capital. Ethiopiain
and government forces entered Mogadishu
on Dec. 29, as Islamist forces
retreated toward the south, where
fighting continued into early January,
2007. The United States Navy patrolled
the Somali coastline to prevent the
escape by sea of any Islamists. Also,
three members of al-Qaida who are
wanted for the 1998 Embassy Bombins are
reportedly with the Islamists, and the
United States is searching for them and
seeking their capture. As
the government and Ethiopian forces
attempted to bring order to the
capital, Islamist forces began
guerrilla attacks against them. By the
end of 2007, many experts described the
ongoing Islamic resistance as an
"Iraq-style insurgency," featuring
ambushes, improvised explosive devices
(IEDs), and an influx of foreign
fighters from the Muslim world waging a
Jihad against an occupying
army. Though
the new Somali government is beginning
to function, it still depends on
Ethiopia for significant military
backing, as combat continues with the
Islamic militants. It
should also be noted that inside
Ethiopia, the Oromo National Liberation
Front (ONLF), which has conducted a
guerrilla
war against the Addis
Abbaba
government for decades, is launching
attacks against Ethiopian troops headed
toward Somalia. The Oromo people are
ethnically related to the Somali
people. According
to Somalia's Elman Human Rights group,
5,960 civilian fatalities occurred in
the capital of Mogadishu in 2007. Also,
the group claims that 7,980 civilians
were wounded and over 700,000 displaced
from their homes due to the continuing
war between the Somali government and
the Islamic insurgency. Ethiopia is
aiding the Somali government; providing
troops and air power to fight the
insurgents. In December of 2006,
Ethiopian forces, with American aid,
invaded Islamic forces-held Somali
territory and overthrew the extremist
Islamic regime and helped install a
pro-Western government in its
place. Sources
and Links on the Ethiopia-Somali
Conflict: Somali
group: 5,960 killed this
year--Associated
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with recent emphasis on the
fighting in Somalia. Aircraft
bombs Islamist stronghold in
Somalia--Reuters,
Oct. 10, 2008 Ethiopia
denies Ogaden
blockade
--BBC, August 2, 2007 Ogaden
rebels destroy Ethiopian military
convoy en route to
Somalia--Sunday
December 24, 2006 Ethiopian
Intervention in Somalia
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article Central,
Eastern, & Southern Africa
Database : Somalia,
1980-1996--By
Court Chick & Albert
Grandolini, with Tom Cooper &
Sander Peeters--Sept. 2, 2003
Somalia's
Chance
--The Washington Post Jan 05,
2007 A
New War in
Africa
--allAfrica.com - Jan 05, 2007
At
last, a glimmer of hope for
Somalia
--The London Times - Jan 04, 2007
Invading
Somalia is no recipe for
stability
--Financial Times - Jan 04, 2007
Risk
of
Insurgence
--allAfrica.com -Jan 04, 2007
Somalia's
new conflict rooted in old
ties
--Boston --Jan 02,
2007 Ethiopia
- in
Self-Defense
- at allAfrica.com - Dec 30, 2006
International
lawlessness
- at The Guardian (UK). - Dec 30,
2006 Why
Somalia war unsettles the
world
- The Christian Science Monitor
via Yahoo! News - Dec 29, 2006
The
world must not ignore the Horn of
Africa
- at Daily Telegraph (UK) - Dec
29, 2006 It's
still 'lose-lose' in
Somalia
- at Globe and Mail - Dec 29,
2006 War
in
Somalia
- at The Washington Post - Dec
27, 2006 In
Somalia, a reckless U.S. proxy
war -
at International Herald Tribune -
Tue, Dec 26, 2006 Tick,
tick,
tick -
at The Los Angeles Times Dec 26,
2006 Getting
it wrong in Somalia,
again
- at Boston Globe - Nov 29, 2006
Somalia
Simmers
- at
The Washington Post Oct 18, 2006
PREDECESSOR:
(Related conflicts and events that
occurred before) Oromo
Insurgency in
Ethiopia
(1973-Present) Ogaden
War (1977-1978) Somali
Civil War (1990-Present) CONCURRENT:
(Related conflicts occurring at the same
time) Global
War on Terror (2001-Present) Iraq
War (2003-Present) Djibouti-Eritrea
Border
War
(June, 2008) Somali
Pirate Attacks SUCCESSOR:
(Related conflicts that occur
later) |
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