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Story Publication logo August 13, 2007

Ethiopia Battles Suspected Islamic Extremists

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U.S.-backed Ethiopian troops grabbed headlines in late 2006, invading Somalia to drive the Islamic...

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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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