Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
13 June 2009
Balanbal — More Ethiopian troops with several battle wagons have reached in Balanbal town in Galgudud region and made military bases in the west side of the town in central Somalia, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Saturday.
Reports from the town say that the Ethiopian troops entered in the town yesterday afternoon and stationed in outside the town for the second day by not having talks with the people and residents in the town.
Balanbal is a town in Galgudud region in central Somalia which is 28 kilometers in border between Somalia and Ethiopia and there is comment from the administration of the town except that they have no idea for the grounds the troops came in the town.
Independent reports say that the Ethiopian troops were from the border between Somalia and Ethiopia specially the side of the Galgudud region before reaching Balanbal town. But independent reports say that the Ethiopian troops will be staying in the town for coming days.
It is the first time that the Ethiopian troops reach in Balanbal town and it is also unclear why the Ethiopian troops came in the town since they left the country in the early this year.
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Very good point. Religion messed up the world but I would not go as far as labeling those who believe. Still, this is a problem to be solved only by the Somali people. I see no reason for other forces to envolve, it only make it worse.
Hard to support Somalis until they get rid to the asinine arab-islamic insanity.
No way that Ethiopia and Africa in general should allow themselves to again be overrun by the foreign muslim mania.
Insane islam and crazy christianity are TWIN EVILS tormenting the planet and messing up the minds of their unfortunate victims. Those idiotic ideologies need to be eradicated by knocking down their edifices, and recycling their 'holey' books into toilet paper. This will spare the young/weak minds from becoming brainwashed to religious mental poisons.