Article: ETHIOPIA: ETHIOPIA COMPELLED TO DEFEND ITSELF IN WAKE OF FULL-BLOWN OFFENSIVE BY SOMALIA

The government of Ethiopia issued the following news release:

Minister of Information, Berhan Hailu, says Ethiopia has come under a situation so compelling as to defend itself now that the fundamentalist leadership operating in Somalia under the umbrella of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) has launched full-blown offensives to realize the Jihad it has repeatedly been declaring against Ethiopia in defiance of the calls brought forth to its attention to take up the peaceful option .

The minister called on the Ethiopian peoples to array their united forces towards maintaining the sovereignty and development of the country.

Ethiopia's persistent bids to find peaceful resolution of the ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!