[dehai-news] (GO) Somali insurgents ambush Ethiopia forces, burn trucks


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From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Tue Jul 01 2008 - 16:07:34 EDT


Somali insurgents ambush Ethiopia forces, burn trucks

1 Jul 1, 2008 - 12:49:10 PM
 
 
GURI EL, Somalia July 1 (Garowe Online) - Ethiopian troops deployed in
parts of central Somalia came under heavy fire Tuesday as they traveled
the major north-south highway, Radio Garowe reported.
 
The Ethiopian army convoy left the town of Guri El, in Galgaduud region,
and was traveling south towards Hiran region when Islamist rebels
ambushed them, igniting a bloody battle where artillery and rockets were
used.
 
Scores of residents in the town of Mataban fled their homes as the
fighting raged between the rebels and the Ethiopian soldiers.
 
Medical sources at Istarlin Hospital in Guri El confirmed to Radio
Garowe that 10 wounded civilians - including children - were admitted
since Monday night.
 
Abdirahim Isse Addow, a spokesman for the Islamic Courts, said their
side lost six fighters during the fierce battle.
 
But he claimed that Ethiopian forces suffered "heavy losses," including
two military trucks that were burned.
 
The claim could not be independently verified, since the fighting took
place in a remote area and the Ethiopian army does not have a media
spokesman to speak about operations in Somalia.
 
Ethiopian forces have come under attack everyday since arriving in Guri
El over the weekend.
 
Somalia's Islamist rebels have demanded that Ethiopian troops leave the
country or face an endless guerrilla war.
 
Source: Garowe Online
 
 
 

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