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January 27, 2009

Islamist Fighters Seize Somalian Parliament After Ethiopian Troops Pull Out
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In Somalia, Islamist fighters seized Somalia’s parliament building and
the town of Baidoa on Monday, just hours after Ethiopian troops pulled
out of the country. In the two years since US-backed Ethiopian troops
invaded Somalia, more than 16,000 people have died, and one million
people have been displaced. But Ethiopian efforts to oust the Islamic
Court Union from control failed, and Islamist militants once again
control much of Somalia, including most of the capital city Mogadishu.



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