Ethiopian Troops: Al-Shabab and Retook Number

ethiopian troops: But to settle for that explanation risks missing a more nuanced picture that reveals problems within the United Nations peacekeeping system and AMISOM itself as it battles al-Shabab in Somalia, according to Deutsche Welle. The withdrawal of Ethiopian troops certainly gives al-Shabab an opportunity to regain control of settlements it had previously lost, said Paul Williams, a peace and security expert. As Islamist al-Shabab militants, who have links to al Qaeda, retook a number of towns in their absence, many commentators were quick to diagnose the redeployment as a reaction to help Ethiopian security services subdue internal protests rocking the country since November 2015. And it will be a major boon for its forces and its propaganda machine. Sierra Leone withdrew its battalion of troops in early 2015. AMISOM has grown from an initial deployment of 1,500 Ugandan soldiers in 2007 to a multi-national African force of over 21,000 soldiers, with troops from Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti, and Uganda. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.