Since Ethiopia's withdrawal in January, al-Shabab began cooperating with another Islamist group called Hisbul Islam to topple the U.N.-backed, but weak transitional federal government, and to force more than 5,000 AU peacekeepers from Uganda and Burundi to abandon their mission.

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The U.N. says renegade Bosnian troops launched the attack, and that local officials are cooperating with the U.N. withdrawal.

CNN: U.N. troops attacked leaving Gorazde

The Center renews its call for a prompt, unilateral lifting of the arms embargo against Bosnia, the withdrawal of U.N.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: A NEW LOW: JIMMY CARTER'S BOSNIAN FIASCO MUST BE HIS LAST

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) North Korea on Thursday demanded the withdrawal of U.N. sanctions and the end of U.S.-South Korea military drills as conditions for resuming talks meant to defuse tension on the Korean Peninsula.

NPR: North Korea Sets Preconditions For Talks' Restart