Addis Ababa:
In Ethiopia's capital city Addis Ababa, the Christian-dominated government considers al Qaeda and radical Islamists in neighboring Somalia to be a threat. Officials blame al-Itihaad, an al Qaeda backed militia operating out of Somalia, for several bombings in Addis Ababa in the mid-1990s. Since 1997, Ethiopian troops have attacked al Qaeda members and sympathizers in western Somalia, markedly decreasing their military strength.

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