Somali AU Peacekeepers Want To Withdraw Immediately-Ethiopian PM

From Somalinet:

(SomaliNet) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Thursday that African Union peacekeepers want to withdraw from Somalia as soon as possible.

The Ethiopian Premier told parliament in a surprise announcement that Uganda and Burundi, the only contributors to the AU force, wanted to withdraw their embattled peacekeepers ahead of Ethiopian troops, who are set to leave in January.

Uganda immediately issued a strong denial that it was withdrawing its troops, while an AU official in Burundi said the country had only on Wednesday pledged to send another battalion to Somalia.

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