Somali Islamists claim clash with Ethiopian troops, warn of importing jihadists
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Powerful Somali Islamists claimed to have fought Ethiopian troops in central Somalia and warned of importing foreign fighters to join their holy war if the United Nations authorizes peacekeepers.
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In an Aug. 20 story saying Ethiopian troops had entered Somalia, The Associated Press erroneously reported the source of this information. It came from officials of a government-allied militia, not of the Islamic militia that controls much of southern Somalia.
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Somali Islamist forces backed by 4,000 foreign fighters are moving into position for an attack on the interim government's base, Somalia's prime minister said on Wednesday.
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As Islamists take over Somalia, its Western-backed neighbor Ethiopia prepares for war.
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The U.S. military used bases inside Ethiopia last month to capture or kill top al Qaeda leaders in the Horn of Africa, The New York Times reported on its Web site on Thursday, citing U.S. officials.
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New fighting erupted on Monday   between Somali fighters loyal to defeated warlords and the   country's Islamists militias, taking the death toll to at least   60 since Sunday, residents and a hospital official said.
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Seven people are killed in overnight attacks on Ethiopia troops in Somali's capital Mogadishu, residents say.
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Islamists and opposition leaders meet in Eritrea to forge a common front against Somalia's government.
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At least 13 people were killed and 75 wounded in heavy fighting in the Somali capital on Thursday in the latest confrontation between Ethiopian troops and Islamist-led insurgents, witnesses said.
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The body that controls much of Somalia reacts angrily to comments by Ethiopia that it is prepared for an attack.
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Ethiopian and Somali troops battle Islamist insurgents in Somalia's capital Mogadishu for a second day.
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Somali Islamists and pro-government soldiers shelled each other in a second day of fighting on Saturday, witnesses said, in a major escalation of violence many fear will erupt into all-out war.
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BUUR HAKABA, Somalia  - Ethiopia on Wednesday brushed off an Islamist ultimatum to leave Somalia in a week, as troops dug in on a slim frontline separating the powerful religious movement and the Ethiopian-backed government.
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Insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles attacked an Ethiopian army base in northern Mogadishu, triggering a deadly nighttime clash that sent stray mortar rounds crashing into homes, residents and witnesses said Sunday.
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Somali Islamists and pro-government soldiers shelled each other in a second day of fighting on Saturday, witnesses said, a major escalation of violence many fear will erupt into all-out war.
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Somalia's top Islamist leader said on Friday his fighters did not plan to attack the Horn of Africa nation's interim government but only its "invading" Ethiopian allies.
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Islamists and opposition leaders are set to join forces to try to overthrow Somalia's transitional government.