Ethiopian troops in Somalia, villagers say

A convoy of Ethiopian troops entered Somalia on Sunday, residents said, in a possible attempt to open a third front against Al Qaeda-linked Somali insurgents. The incursion into the central town of Guriel appears to be the largest movement of Ethiopian troops into Somalia since an unpopular Ethiopian invasion nearly five years ago.

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