Somalia

[Schneemann]

Ethiopian troops begin Somali withdrawal

NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Ethiopian forces propping up Somalia's transitional government have begun their withdrawal from the country, pulling out of two key bases in Mogadishu, eyewitnesses and officials said Tuesday. The Ethiopians withdrew late Monday from two former factories in the northeast part of the capital, the eyewitnesses and officials said.

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