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Somali Lawmakers Demand Inquiry on Alleged Troops Fighting in Tigray

Mohamed Kahiye

   MOGADISHU - Somali lawmakers are demanding an explanation from
   President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo after allegations surfaced that
   Somali troops sent to train in Eritrea have been secretly fighting -
   and dying - in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict. Farmaajo's office has denied
   the claim, which was put forth by a former national intelligence deputy
   chief and parents of troops who are allegedly missing.

   The parents of Somali troops allegedly missing in Eritrea following
   military training say they fear their children were secretly sent to
   fight in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict.

   They protested Friday in Mogadishu, calling on President Mohamed
   Abdullahi Farmaajo's government to provide information on their
   whereabouts.

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