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Timeline: Ethiopia and Somalia

Wednesday, 27 December 2006
Ethiopia is supporting the interim Somali government against Somalia's Islamic courts. The BBC logs the two countries' troubled relationship.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 December 2006 )
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African Puppets, dying for a Moron

Wednesday, 27 December 2006
In Somalia, a reckless U.S. proxy war Salim Lone Tribune Media Services NAIROBI: Undeterred by the horrors...
Last Updated ( Sunday, 31 December 2006 )
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Over 1,000 Islamists Killed In Somalia, Says Ethiopia (Nasdaq)

Wednesday, 27 December 2006
(RTTNews) - At least 1,000 of Somalia's Union of Islamic Courts fighters is reported to have been killed in fighting after Ethiopia's brutal assault on towns and cities in the Horn of Africa.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 December 2006 )
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U.S. defends Ethiopia's attack in Somalia (The News & Observer)

Wednesday, 27 December 2006
The State Department signaled support Tuesday for Ethiopian military operations in Somalia, noting that Ethiopia has had "genuine security concerns" stemming from the rise of Islamist forces in its eastern neighbor.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 December 2006 )
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Ethiopia 'repels Somali militia'

Wednesday, 27 December 2006
Ethiopia says it has routed Islamist militia threatening the seat of Somalia's transitional government in Baidoa.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 December 2006 )
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Ethiopia claims it has 'broken the back' of Somalia's Islamists (Independent)

Wednesday, 27 December 2006
Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, claimed that his country was halfway to winning its war against Somalia's Islamic Courts militias as his troops began to march towards the capital, Mogadishu.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 December 2006 )
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Ethiopia predicts victory against Somali Islamists (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)

Wednesday, 27 December 2006
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Tuesday it was half way to crushing Somali Islamists as its forces advanced on the religious movement's Mogadishu stronghold after a week of war in the Horn of Africa.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 December 2006 )
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Horn of Africa task force mum about war between Ethiopia, Somalia (Stars and Stripes)

Tuesday, 26 December 2006
The American-led military mission in the Horn of Africa is saying little about the outbreak of war between Ethiopia and the Islamic union that controls much of neighboring Somalia.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 December 2006 )
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Ethiopia predicts victory against Somali Islamists (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, 26 December 2006
Ethiopia said on Tuesday it was halfway to crushing Somali Islamists as its forces advanced on the religious movement's Mogadishu stronghold after a week of war in the Horn of Africa.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 December 2006 )
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Ethiopia claims upper hand in Somali conflict as world gets concerned (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, 26 December 2006
Ethiopia said its forces backing the weak Somali government had dealt a massive blow to retreating Islamists after days of battles that claimed more than 1,000 lives.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 December 2006 )
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Foreign Intercession in Somalia's War Could Presage Foreign Free

Tuesday, 26 December 2006
The Eritrean ruler is well regarded by Ethiopia's largest ethnic tribe, the Oromo, which form 40% of the population. To stir up the Oromo's secessionist aspirations, the Eritreans established the Oromo Liberation Front-OLF, which Afworky eggs on to...
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 January 2007 )
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Foreign Intercession in Somalia?s War Could Presage Foreign Free ... - DEBKA file

Tuesday, 26 December 2006

DEBKA file

Foreign Intercession in Somalia?s War Could Presage Foreign Free ...
DEBKA file, Israel - Dec 26, 2006
The Eritrean ruler is well regarded by Ethiopia?s largest ethnic tribe, the Oromo, which form 40% of the population. To stir up the Oromo?s secessionist aspirations, the Eritreans established the Oromo Liberation Front-OLF, which Afworky eggs on to ...

Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 January 2007 )