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Events on Sunday 24 December 2006 1
2006Ethiopia invades SomaliaIntervention against the Islamic Courts UnionEthiopian forces crossed into Somalia to back the weak Transitional Federal Government against the Islamic Courts Union, which had taken control of Mogadishu. Combined with Somali government troops, they quickly routed the Islamist forces. The intervention deepened years of instability and insurgency in Somalia.