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Djibouti peacekeepers arrive in central Somalia

Djibouti troops arrive in central Somali town of Beledweyne in Hiiraan region (Hiiraan Online/Photo) LAS ANOD — The second wave of peacekeeping force from Djibouti ...

SOMALIA: Ethiopian troops arrest rival Somali leaders in central town

LAS ANOD — Ethiopian troops stationed in the central Somali town of Beledweyne in Hiiraan province arrested two Somali leaders on Sunday afternoon after refusing ...

SOMALIA: Semi-autonomous region claims strategic town

LAS ANOD — One of Somalia’s latest semi-autonomous region has claimed its fighters backed by Ethiopian troops seized the strategic town of Beledweyne in Hiiraan ...

Somalia faces further regional meddling in 2012

Somalilandpress Editorial With Ethiopian troops having surrounded and ‘taken’ Beledweyne, the strategically important capital of Hiiraan province the prospects for peace in Somalia in 2012 looks ...