Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)

Somalia: Ethiopian Troops Pull Out of Central Region

27 January 2008


Hundreds of Ethiopian troops with three armed vehicles have entirely withdrawn from Janta-Kundishe district in Hiiraan region on Saturday, witnesses said.

It's still unknown the motive reasoned the Ethiopian troop's pull out from that area on western beledweyne town the provincial capital of Hiiraan region.

One of the drivers use the toll road of Hiiraan to Ethiopia told shabelle that the troops armed with 27 armed vehicles including tanks and Ural-vehicle which Ethiopian troops mostly use and the soldiers hace briefly restricted the civilian vehicles were passing that road

The Ethiopian soldiers have pulled out in the past from locations in central Somalia including Guri-el district of Galgadud regions.

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