Ethiopia to withdraw third of Somalia troops by Sunday
A third of Ethiopia’s troops in Somalia are expected to have withdrawn by Sunday, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Saturday. Meles told Reuters in an interview: “We are reducing troop numbers by about a third … that process should be completed today or tomorrow.” He refused to say how many troops had been in the country during a war to oust Islamists who had ruled southern Somalia for six months. Full Story