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MOGADISHU: Somalia's Islamic group broke off peace talks with the transitional government on Sunday, demanding that Ethiopian troops withdraw from the country. A third round of talks, scheduled to start on Monday in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, was supposed to focus on power sharing between the two rivals amid fears a war could engulf the region. ``We will not take part in the Khartoum talks unless Ethiopia withdraws its troops from Somalia,'' Ibrahim Hassan Adow, the group's foreign affairs chief, told Associated Press. Though the Islamic delegation flew out to Sudan on Sunday, Mr. Adow said they would not engage with the administration until Ethiopian troops leave. — AP

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