From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Thu Jul 02 2009 - 10:12:40 EDT
Ethiopian troops reach near Beledweyn town
Posted: 7/2/2009 6:21:00 PM
Shabelle: SOMALIA
BELEDWEYN (Sh. M. Network) - more Ethiopian troops with armed vehicles
have reached near Beledweyn town in central Somalia as Ethiopia said
that it does not plan to send troops into Somalia, witnesses told
Shabelle radio on Thursday.
Residents in El-gal and Ilka'adde villages about 20 kilometers north of
Beledweyn town said that they had seen more Ethiopian units with many
battle wagons pouring in there at overnight until Thursday morning
adding that the troops made military movement in Kala-beyrka
intersection in Hiran region.
"The Ethiopian troops arrived at El-gal village last night and they had
been there for several hours and lately returned back from the village.
They were including infantry troops and others with armed trucks," one
resident said.
Reports from Kala-beyrka intersection say that more extra troops from
Ethiopia crossed from the border joining to the other Ethiopian troops
who had already been there.
It is unclear why the Ethiopian troops are returning back to parts of
the central regions of Somalia and their deployment comes as the
Ethiopian government spokesman Baraket Simon said that his government is
not planning to send troops to Somali.
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