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Troop pull-out leaves government on brink

Ethiopian withdrawal marks end of disastrous intervention that sparked new violence and suffering From Steve Bloomfield in Nairobi

SOMALIA'S fragile government appears to be on the brink of collapse. Islamist insurgents now controls large parts of southern and central Somalia - and are continuing to launch attacks inside the capital, Mogadishu.