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****** Somalia: Ethiopia Troops Commence Training for New Police Recruits
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20 January 2009
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Ethiopian troops still deployed in parts of Somalia have began training
hundreds of Somali policemen in a bid to boost local security, even as
questions arise from the continued presence of Ethiopian forces, Radio Garowe
reports.
The training began Tuesday in the southwestern town of Baidoa, 250km northwest
of Mogadishu.
Ethiopian military officers will be training 200 new police cadets, who have
been recruited from different districts of Bay region, where Baidoa is located.
The police training is being conducted at the airfield and the presidential
compound in Baidoa, local officials said.
Separately, Ethiopian troops left the town of Baidoa and were reportedly
heading to Bardale district, also in Bay region.
Ethiopian forces have not completely withdrawn from Somalia, although the
Ethiopian army vacated Mogadishu last week.
It is not clear whether or not Ethiopia intends to keep troops permanently in
Bay and neighboring Gedo region, where there are sizeable numbers of Ethiopian
soldiers.
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