The Battle of Tsorona

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The Battle of Tsorona     Six weeks after the battle of Tsorona, the bloodiest yet of this desert ‘border’ war, Ethiopian soldiers still lie unburied on the baking plain, just yards from Eritrean trenches; an occasional breeze, otherwise welcome, brings only the stench of decomposition.A fifth of Eritrean combatants are […]

Jubbaland has blocked access to the capital city Kismayo

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Southern Somali State Shutters Main City, Airport Ahead of Election-Senior Local Official The southern Somali state of Jubbaland has blocked access to the capital city Kismayo and its main airport ahead of Thursday’s vote to elect a president of the semi-autonomous region, a senior regional official said on Tuesday. The […]