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Excerpt from Military Officials, VOA News, 22 February
2003. The commander for U.S. forces in the Horn of Africa
region has met with Ethiopian military officials during a
three-day visit to Ethiopia. The US considers Ethiopia a
valued partner in the mission to detect, disrupt and
defeat terrorists in the region. particular Somalia.
Addis Tribune (Addis Ababa),
11 July 2003. Forces from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn
of Africa (CJTF-HOA) have begun a three-month bilateral
training exercise with Ethiopian National Defense
Forces; skills for both anti-and counter-terrorism
missions. The U.S Army will also assess and conduct
initial coordination for a variety of civil-military
operations.