February 21, 2007
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The United Nations' Security Council has unanimously approved an African Union force to help stabilize Somalia. Ethiopian troops entered Somalia in late December to prop up a U.N. supported interim government.
As Ethiopian forces prepare to withdraw, A.U. troops are meant to fill the void. Just hours after that Security Council vote to authorize the force, one opposition leader said they will fight any foreign troops who are sent into the country.
Somalis here in Minnesota are closely following developments in their home country. Minnesota has the largest population of Somalis living in the United States.
Abdi Aynte edits Somali news Web site Hiraan Online. He spoke with MPR's Tom Crann.
Source: MPR, Feb 21, 2007