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Viewing cable 07NAIROBI905, Somali Insurgents Attack Ethiopians

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07NAIROBI905 2007-02-26 13:14 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Nairobi 
VZCZCXRO7611
OO RUEHDE RUEHROV RUEHTRO
DE RUEHNR #0905 0571314
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 261314Z FEB 07
FM AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7746
INFO RUCNSOM/SOMALIA COLLECTIVE
RHMFIUU/CJTF HOA
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RHMFIUU/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL
 
UNCLAS NAIROBI 000905 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/E AND A/S FRAZER 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/26/2017 
TAGS: PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
SUBJECT:  Somali Insurgents Attack Ethiopians 
 
1.  Somali insurgents attacked Ethiopian forces camped at the former 
Defense Ministry building in Mogadishu on February 23 between 1730 
and 1800 local time.  In what sources describe as a well-planned 
attack, insurgents caught the Ethiopians off guard with mortars and 
automatic weapons fire.  The attackers escaped. 
 
2.  There are no reports of casualties among either the Ethiopians or 
the attackers.  However, according to news reports 10 civilians - 
including four children - were killed and at least 15 were injured by 
Ethiopian artillery fired in retaliation. 
 
3.  The attack came as the Ugandan Minister of Defense led a 
delegation to Mogadishu in preparation for the deployment of 1,500 
Ugandan peacekeeping troops as part of the AU/UN approved AMISOM. 
Initial telephonic reports indicated that the Ugandan minister was at 
the Ethiopian compound at the time of the attack and that an 
Ethiopian general had been killed, but neither assertion appears 
true. 
 
4.  Sources report that Mogadishu was calm on Saturday and Sunday but 
that unknown numbers of residents continued to evacuate the city. 
RANNEBERGER