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Djibouti peacekeepers arrive in central Somalia
(Sh. M. Network) )--The second batch of peacekeeping forces from neighboring Djibouti serving under African Union...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... Mission in Somalia(AMISOM) arrived in Somalia's central town of Beledweyne on Sunday to replace Æthiopian troops. Reliable sources said that man military planes carrying Djibouti soldiers and army officers landed on an airstrip in Beledweyne, 206 miles (332 km) north of Mogadishu,to help bring stability in the troubled Hiiraan region. Military Officers have welcomed the deployment and escorted to their army bases in the town. Somali forces aided by thousands of Æthiopian troops, who are not under AMISOM, captured the central Somali town from Al-Shabaab  ... Harakat ash-Shabaab al-Mujahidin aka the Mujahideen Youth Movement. It was originally the youth movement of the Islamic Courts, now pretty much all of what's left of it. They are aligned with al-Qaeda but operate more like the Afghan or Pakistani Taliban... Islamist beturbanned goons in December 31, 2011. Posted by: Fred 2012-07-23 |
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