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Ethiopia says troops kill 200 Somali insurgents
30 Mar 2007 17:35:43 GMT
Source: Reuters
•  Somalia troubles

ADDIS ABABA, March 30 (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Friday its military had killed 200 Islamic insurgents during a major offensive against rebels in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

"Ethiopia has killed 200 armed remnants of the Islamic Courts Union and wounded many others," Ethiopia's Information Ministry said in a statement broadcast on national television.


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