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Eritrea hit back Saturday at charges it is backing Islamist insurgents in Somalia, blaming its chief accuser instead of being chiefly responsible for the mess there.

The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a six-nation east African regional body, called Wednesday on the United Nations to impose sanctions on Asmara -- a position backed on Friday by the African Union.

Eritrea retaliated on Saturday, saying it was IGAD that was to blame.

"This is an irresponsible resolution by an inept organisation which bears primary responsibility for the current mayhem and crisis in Somalia," the Eritrean foreign affairs ministry said in a statement. Full article