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| Somalia's al-Shabab attack Ethiopian base in Beledweyne | Somalia's al-Shabab attack Ethiopian base in Beledweyne |
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| Islamist militants have launched a suicide truck bomb attack on an Ethiopian military base in central Somalia, witnesses say. | Islamist militants have launched a suicide truck bomb attack on an Ethiopian military base in central Somalia, witnesses say. |
| Al-Shabab says it killed 10 Ethiopian soldiers in the attack in the town of Beledweyne but this has not been confirmed. | Al-Shabab says it killed 10 Ethiopian soldiers in the attack in the town of Beledweyne but this has not been confirmed. |
| Ethiopian forces seized Beledweyne from al-Shabab earlier this month. | Ethiopian forces seized Beledweyne from al-Shabab earlier this month. |
| Kenyan troops have also entered Somalia to battle the al-Qaeda linked group which still controls many areas. | Kenyan troops have also entered Somalia to battle the al-Qaeda linked group which still controls many areas. |
| A guard fired at the truck as it approached the base, witnesses say. | A guard fired at the truck as it approached the base, witnesses say. |
| The driver then set off the bomb, and much of the government building taken over by the Ethiopians has collapsed, they say. | The driver then set off the bomb, and much of the government building taken over by the Ethiopians has collapsed, they say. |
| Ethiopia says it wants to withdraw its forces from Somalia and the African Union says its troops will replace them, however no time-limit has been set. | |
| The AU is supporting government forces in the capital, Mogadishu. | |
| The presence of Ethiopian troops in Somalia was hugely controversial in 2006-9, however, analysts say there is less opposition this time, as al-Shabab have lost some support. | |
| The Islamist group has banned most international aid agencies from the areas it controls in the midst of the region's worst drought for 60 years. | |
| Tens of thousands of people died, as some areas were declared famine zones. |