Ethiopia withdraws from Somalia el-Ali in Hiiraan region
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Tuesday October 11, 2016 - 20:32:33 in English News by
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Ethiopian troops fighting militant Islamist group al-Shabab have withdrawn from a key military base in central Somalia's Hiiraan region, witnesses say.
Al-Shabab fighters have entered el-Ali village following the withdrawal, reports say. 
Tuesday October 11, 2016
Ethiopia deployed its troops to Somalia to strengthen the weak UN-backed government
The reason for the pull-out is unclear but al-Shabab said it had attacked the base recently.
In June, al-Shabab said it had killed 60 Ethiopian soldiers in an attack on a base in Halgan town, also in central Somalia.
Some
Ethiopian soldiers are in Somalia as part of an African Union (AU)
force while others are there as a result of a bilateral deal with the
weak Somali government.
The Ethiopian soldiers in the 22,000-strong AU mission are responsible for securing Bay, Bakool, and Gedo regions but are also present in Hiiraan, which borders Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia withdraws from Somalia el-Ali in Hiiraan region
Ethiopian troops fighting militant Islamist group al-Shabab have withdrawn from a key military base in central Somalia's Hiiraan region, witnesses say. Al-Shabab fighters have entered el-Ali village following the withdrawal, reports say.