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November 21, 2011

Hundreds of Ethiopian Troops Invade Somalia Backed By Tanks, Heavy Artillery 
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Hundreds of Ethiopian troops backed by tanks and heavy artillery have
invaded Somalia. The move by Ethiopia comes just five weeks after Kenya
launched its own invasion. Both countries say their target is the Somali
militant group al-Shabab. In 2006, Ethiopia launched a larger invasion
of Somalia ousting the moderate Islamic Courts Union, a move that led to
the rise of the more militant al-Shabab group. The New York Times
reports the Obama administration appears split on the new Ethiopian
invasion. Some diplomats in the U.S. State Department are strongly
against the move while the Pentagon and the CIA seem to support it.



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