U.S.-backed Ethiopian troops grabbed headlines in late 2006, invading Somalia to drive the Islamic Courts Union from power. Less known is the Addis government's massive persecution of its own people.
Ethiopia Battles Suspected Islamic Extremists
Published August 13, 2007
Ethiopia wages war with suspected Islamic extremists in Somalia and within its volatile east. And it has secretly cracked down on other groups it deems terrorist, including one in western Ethiopia. The situation is raising serious human rights concerns, and tough questions for its ally, the United States.
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Nicholas Wadhams and Zoe Alsop, for the Pulitzer Center
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Nick Wadhams is a freelance reporter based in Nairobi, Kenya. He was previously United Nations correspondent for The Associated Press.
In eight years with AP, Nick also reported for the Moscow,...
