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U.S. General Calls Somalia Terror Haven
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus May 13, 2005 01:20pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Friday, May 13, 2005 07:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Somalia is a safe haven for terrorists in East Africa and the government-in-exile is needed to restore law and order to the Horn of Africa nation, the commander of a U.S. counterterrorism task force told The Associated Press on Friday.
U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Samuel Helland, the commander of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, said in an interview from his headquarters in Djibouti that U.S. troops were working with Somalia's neighbors to improve their border security since U.S. pressure on the al-Qaida terrorist group in Pakistan and Afghanistan may force some members to seek refuge in East Africa.
"Somalia is a safe haven, it is ungoverned space," Helland said. "We, the international community, have to do something to take away that safe haven."
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