 One of the leaders of the Islamist group that has taken control much of southern Somalia has accused Ethiopia of "occupying" Somali territory. Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys called for talks on Ethiopia's Ogaden region, inhabited by ethnic Somalis. His accusation comes after Ethiopia tightened security along the Somali border, following the advance of the Supreme Islamic Courts' Council. Mr Aweys fought in the two countries' war for the region in the 1970s. Ethiopia also played a key role in defeating his Islamist militia al-Itihaad al-Islamiya in the 1990s. Mr Aweys is on a US list of people allegedly linked to terrorist groups and both the United States and Ethiopia have been alarmed by the Islamic courts capture of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and other towns. ...
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