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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Despite a recent surge in violence, Somalia has its best opportunity in years to emerge from anarchy and the world must help the interim government assert its authority, a top U.N. envoy said Thursday.
Eric Laroche, U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, acknowledged that insurgent attacks have risen steadily in the Somali capital since Ethiopian troops helped the U.N.-backed government drive out an Islamic militia in December.
But he insisted the vast majority of Somalis were tired of violence and have ignored calls to wage jihad, or holy war, against Ethiopian troops that helped drive out the Islamic militia.
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