Ethiopia troops cross into Somalia
CNN Reports:
Ethiopians want to save government; Islamists in control want them out
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Residents reported hundreds of Ethiopian troops in armored vehicles patrolling the central Somali town of Baidoa on Thursday, less than a day after Islamic militants reached the outskirts of the strategic town that is home to a largely powerless U.N.-backed government.
A leader of the Islamic group controlling large parts of southern Somalia demanded that Ethiopian troops withdraw.
"We will declare Jihad if the Ethiopian government refuses to withdraw their troops from Somalia. They must withdraw as soon as possible … We will wait for some time to see if they respect our demands," Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed told The Associated Press.
Last week I posted an excerpt and link to another CNN story about the Somali city of Mogadishu falling to militant Islamists.