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MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Ethiopia’s military chief Birhanu Jula has mentioned in a brand new interview that his troops are accountable for greater than 60 % of Somalia’s territory amid tensions with Somali authorities over Addis Ababa’s sea entry cope with the breakaway area of Somaliland.

The Ethiopian military chief claimed that Somali authorities based mostly in Mogadishu will collapse if Ethiopia pulls out its forces from the neighboring Horn of Africa nation.

It comes weeks after Ethiopian ambassador to Somalia accused Somali management of corruption, incompetence and failure to revive peace, including that the capital Mogadishu continues to be a no-go space regardless of the presence of tens of hundreds of African troops and different worldwide forces. He has later apologized over the feedback, saying his phrases have been misunderstood.