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| Ethiopian troops arrest Somali army officers in Baidoa |
| 2012-07-26 |
| BAIDOA —The Ethiopian troops operating inside southern Somalia are reportedly took into custody several senior Somali army commanders in Baidoa, the third largest city in Somalia, Officials said on Wednesday. Military sources who spoke with Shabelle Media said that the officers — two in Somali army in Baidoa, the capital of Bay region were detained on Wednesday by the Ethiopian troops after rift broke out among the officials of Bay administration for Somali government. Aden Doodshe, the army boss of Baidoa and aden Biid —the police chief both are held at the central jail of the city manned by Ethiopian troops, according to the sources. Somali government officials in the region have yet to comment on the arrest. |
| Posted by:Steve White |