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Ethiopia says AU peacekeepers to quit Somalia too | Antiwar Newswire

Ethiopia says AU peacekeepers to quit Somalia too | Antiwar Newswire: "ADDIS ABABA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - African Union peacekeepers in Somalia have asked Ethiopian troops planning to leave the country at the end of the year to help them quit Mogadishu too, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Thursday."

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