Упр.1. Работа со словарем. Выясните значение новых слов в словаре и переведите следующие словосочетания на русский язык:
o Western media portrayed the conflict as a Russian invasion;
o the US, which sponsored Ethiopia to invade Somalia;
o fierce fighting;
o a series of confidence-building measures aimed at ending a year of fighting;
o the scale of casualties;
o to condemn a terrorist act;
o international condemnation of the atrocities;
o militants threaten to resume hostilities;
o US combat operations cease at the end of this month.