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First of Mshale should at least edit the article before allowing for publishment. many people follow the events. Even UN did not say 4,000 civilians are killed. Some say around 1,000, then pro-Somali government sources say around 45 civilains were dead in the cross fire between government sources and the Taliban like Islamic forces.

Secondly the violence has decreased the last month drastically. While 100s people are dying in Iraq everyweek, in Somalia only 3 or 4 people are dying infrequently. out of many peace keepers, ONLY 5 DIED during the last 4 weeks. This has no resemblance with Iraq.

Third, no country gave ethiopia the right to invade somalia because the Somalia government itself invited the Ethiopian assistance. Please read BBC for more real information.

Lastly, things are improving everyday and embassies are opening up for the first time in more than 15 years, also somalia has a government for first time in 16 years.

This article showed-

1- all the negative from many months

2- Gave completely wrong numbers

3- tried to attack the government’s progress

4- tried to defend the extremists

in the end it talks about a protest by pro-extremist somalis, which is useless right now because the extremists are already defeated and somalia is improving.

MSHALE, should check the accuracy and balance of the editor which had an ideological aim, not an aim for the truth.

for people that follow politics, this is the most Childish and ridiculous article on somalia.