Somali Muslims protest peacekeepers, US general visits Ethiopia as war looms
Thousands of Muslims protested US-backed plans for peacekeepers here as fears for war mounted between Somalia’s weak government, its Ethiopian allies and the country’s powerful Islamists. Both the Islamists and neighboring Ethiopia, meanwhile, reported no progress in initial “contacts” aimed at averting all-out conflict while the top US military commander for the Middle East and Africa visited Addis Ababa. Full Story