Ethiopia said on Saturday it would “respond with force” if necessary to Islamists in neighbouring Somalia who have declared holy war against it, despite Western pressure for dialogue. The Islamists have declared jihad against Ethiopia, accusing it of sending troops into Somalia to prop up Somalia’s Addis Ababa-backed interim government. Meles told a news conference on Saturday he had explained Ethiopia’s position to Western powers since the Islamists seized Mogadishu in June. Full Story
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