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2007-05-08 Africa Horn

Extra 8,000 AU troops to be sent to Somalia

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Posted by Fred 2007-05-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Bringing the 7,000 strong troop presence to 15,000 seems still too sparse to rout out the city; but the valiant Ethiopian forces can use all the help they can get. With the US providing logistics, support, and intel; hopefully another full invasion of the capitol can be put on the back burner...fingers crossed!

Posted by smn 2007-05-08 02:39|| 2007-05-08 02:39|| Front Page Top

#2 IIRC, only the Ugandans have actually shown up in that "7000" count - about 1500 troops in all. THE AU needs to meet its FIRST commitment before making more.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-05-08 18:15|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-05-08 18:15|| Front Page Top

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