Is Somalia's Civil War About to Expand?

Eritrea Slams US For Providing Weapons To Somalia -- AFP

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — Eritrea on Saturday slammed the United States for providing weapons to Somalia's beleaguered government in its battle against Islamist insurgents.

Washington announced on Thursday that it was sending the Horn of Africa nation an "urgent supply" of weapons and ammunition at the request of Mogadishu as armed groups closed in on the transitional government's strongholds.

"US misguided acts of intervention and supply of weapons have not, in the past years, advanced the cause of stability in Somalia," the Eritrean foreign affairs ministry said in a statement.

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More News On Somalia's Civil War

Eritrea: Statement By the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- AllAfrica.com
U.S. Has Sent 40 Tons of Munitions to Aid Somali Government -- Washington Post
US gives Somalia about 40 tons of arms, ammunition -- Reuters
US military help for Somalia is under $10 million -- AP
Somalia: The Crisis and Prospects for Lasting Peace -- All Africa.com

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