ADDIS ABABA, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Ethiopia launched a counter-attack in Somalia on Sunday against rival Somali Islamists, hitting several areas, the Ethiopian Information Minister said.

"After too much patience, the Ethiopian government has taken self-defensive measures and started counter-attacking the aggressive extremist forces of the Islamic Courts and foreign terrorist groups," Information Minister Berhan Hailu told Reuters.

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