Abstract
In late December 2006, Ethiopia launched a large-scale offensive in neighboring Somalia, taking territory captured by the Islamists over the previous six months. The Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), which had been ruling Mogadishu since June that year, was forced to flee the Somali capital, and the transitional government of Somalia, supported by the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN), and the regional Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), was able to move in.
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© 2008 Karin Dokken
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Dokken, K. (2008). Introduction. In: African Security Politics Redefined. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230612495_1
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