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Ethiopian forces retook the town of Beletwein from Islamic Courts fighters; 16 were killed in the assault. The Islamic Courts vowed to protect foreign aid workers. The Islamic Courts have imposed a curfew on the central town of Johwar.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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