NAIROBI - Residents in a Somalia border town invaded by Ethiopian troops at the weekend say that they welcome the presence of Ethiopia's military because it has forced al-Shabab militants out of the town.
But a resident said yesterday that militants appear to be massing hundreds of fighters outside Beledweyne and were attempting to recruit new fighters from surrounding villages.
Hundreds of Ethiopian troops moved into Beledweyne on Saturday, opening a third front against al-Shabab militants, who also face Kenyan troops in Somalia's south and African Union troops in the capital, Mogadishu.
Militants recruit at Somali border
NAIROBI - Residents in a Somalia border town invaded by Ethiopian troops at the weekend say that they welcome the presence of Ethiopia's military because it has forced al-Shabab militants out of the town.
But a resident said yesterday that militants appear to be massing hundreds of fighters outside Beledweyne and were attempting to recruit new fighters from surrounding villages.
Hundreds of Ethiopian troops moved into Beledweyne on Saturday, opening a third front against al-Shabab militants, who also face Kenyan troops in Somalia's south and African Union troops in the capital, Mogadishu.
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