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Somalia Ceasefire Deal Reached

HeadlineOct 27, 2008

In news from Africa, US-backed Ethiopian troops are scheduled to begin a phased withdrawal from Somalia on Nov. 21 under a ceasefire agreement between Somalia’s transitional government and one faction of Islamist rebels. A ceasefire is set to begin on November 5. Thousands of civilians have been killed in Somalia since the Ethiopian invasion in December 2006.

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