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Somalia: Two Ethiopian soldiers killed in ambush attack Tue. January 02, 2007 03:26 pm. - Mohamed Abdi Farah (SomaliNet) An Islamist fighter hiding the jungle outside of Jilib town in Middle Juba region in southern Somalia killed two Ethiopian soldiers and wounded two others, according to reports from the area. The murderer was among 12 fighters left behind in Lugoshow village near Jilib after the Islamists were defeated in the clashes with the Ethiopian backed interim government troops two days before. The killer, who later was shot dead, sneaked into a house in Jilib where he targeted the Ethiopians and opened fire to a number of Ethiopian soldiers at the town’s checkpoint, killing two on the spot and injuring two others. Witnesses told SomaliNet that the man escaped after the initial attack early this morning. He was found and shot dead later in the day. Before killing the Islamist martyr, the Ethiopians searched through the town and later found where he was hiding and killed him after strong resistance. “The Islamist man stayed apart from 11 other fighters who were left behind the frontline near Jilib who decided to go on foot to Mogadishu through adventuring the jungle,” local resident said. “The Islamist said he wanted to claim the lives of several Ethiopian soldiers before getting martyrdom,” The Ethiopian forces are now speeding up the establishment of the security in Jilib to prevent such incident in the future. The Ethiopian soldiers in the town got reinforcement troops and began patrolling through the town and searching house to house. This is the first time that Ethiopians troops manning a checkpoint were ambushed inside Somalia. Ethiopian backed interim government now controls all southern and central Somalia. News Category: Somalia Latest Headlines Latest News Nigeria evicted 800,000 Abuja residents – report Libya: President Gaddafi accuses Europeans of killi... Kenya: Aid group accuses Kenya of intimidating ... Gang burn to death 90-year-old Rwandan genocide surv... Sudan: Four Indian nationals kidnapped in Sudan... Chad, Sudan leaders urged by AU chief to calm t... Somalia: Security Council wants UN peacekeepers dep... Sudan: UN says it evacuated 250 civilian staff ... Sudan: Thousands flee clashes in Sudan 'Somalia talks a waste of time'- Islamist leader Sh... More News...