SOO MAAL Posted December 27, 2006 AU says Ethiopian troops should leave Somalia 27 Dec 2006 14:17:59 GMT Source: Reuters ADDIS ABABA, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Ethiopian troops waging war against rival Islamists in Somalia should leave the country immediately, the African Union (AU) chief said on Wednesday. "We call for the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops without delay," AU chairman Alpha Omar Konare said in a statement. "We appeal for urgent support for the transitional government and the withdrawal of all troops and foreign elements from Somalia." Konare urged Somalia's interim government and the Somalia Islamic Courts Union to end all hostilities and resume Arab League-sponsored peace talks that collapsed in Sudan last month. He said an AU-led mission planned to visit both sides in Somalia in the coming days. After a week of artillery and mortar duels between the two sides that spiralled into open war, Ethiopian-backed government troops were advancing on the Islamists' stronghold Mogadishu. Somalia's envoy to Ethiopia said the joint force planned to besiege the capital until the Islamists laid down their arms. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ahmed_Guree Posted December 27, 2006 They just realised they are hypocrites. and this union of regimes(AU) have decided that if they support the invasion of Ethio many regimes will strngle each other. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
