Insurgency in Ogaden
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The insurgency in Ogaden, waged by the separatist Ogaden National Liberation Front
(ONLF) in Ethiopia
's Somali region
, began in 1995 and is ongoing. Originally an accepted political party, which contributed three Presidents of the Somali Region, after the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
expelled them from power, the ONLF began a guerilla war to promote their goals. For many years, the remoteness of the Somali Region led to the conflict being ignored by the international media, until several high-profile attacks in 2007: the attack on the Chinese oil site at Abole
, and attacks in Jigjiga and Dhagahbur.
Ogaden National Liberation Front
The Ogaden National Liberation Front , is a separatist rebel group fighting to make the region of Ogaden in eastern Ethiopia an independent state...
(ONLF) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
's Somali region
Somali Region
Somali Region ; is the eastern-most of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia. It is often called Somalia, though it is not to be confused with the independent country of the same name. The capital of Somali State is Jijiga...
, began in 1995 and is ongoing. Originally an accepted political party, which contributed three Presidents of the Somali Region, after the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front is the ruling political coalition in Ethiopia. It is an alliance of four other groups: the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization , the Amhara National Democratic Movement , the South Ethiopian Peoples' Democratic Front The Ethiopian People's...
expelled them from power, the ONLF began a guerilla war to promote their goals. For many years, the remoteness of the Somali Region led to the conflict being ignored by the international media, until several high-profile attacks in 2007: the attack on the Chinese oil site at Abole
Abole oil field raid
The Abole oil field raid occurred in the early morning of April 24, 2007 when gunmen of the Ogaden National Liberation Front attacked a Chinese oil company's premises in the town of Abole, northwest of Degehabur, in the Somali Region of Ethiopia...
, and attacks in Jigjiga and Dhagahbur.
See also
- Ethiopian Civil WarEthiopian Civil WarThe Ethiopian Civil War began on September 12, 1974 when the Marxist Derg staged a coup d'état against Emperor Haile Selassie, and lasted until the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front , a coalition of rebel groups, overthrew the government in 1991. The war overlapped other Cold War...
- Red Terror (Ethiopia)Red Terror (Ethiopia)The Ethiopian Red Terror, or Qey Shibir , was a violent political campaign in Ethiopia that most visibly took place once Communist Mengistu Haile Mariam achieved control of the Derg, the military junta, 3 February 1977...
- Ogaden WarOgaden WarThe Ogaden War was a conventional conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia in 1977 and 1978 over the Ogaden region of Ethiopia. In a notable illustration of the nature of Cold War alliances, the Soviet Union switched from supplying aid to Somalia to supporting Ethiopia, which had previously been...
- War in Somalia (2006–2009)
- 2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in OgadenThe 2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden was a campaign involving the Ethiopian Army on the offensive against the rebel Ogaden National Liberation Front...
Further reading
- Ethiopia: Crackdown in East Punishes Civilians, Human Rights WatchHuman Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Berlin, Beirut, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo,...
, July 4, 2007. - Ogaden Crackdown Carries High Cost, Inter Press Service News Agency, July 5, 2007
- Collective Punishment: War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia’s Somali Region, Human Rights WatchHuman Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Berlin, Beirut, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo,...
, June 2008 - Ethiopia:Oil companies suspend operations, Garowe OnlineGarowe OnlineGarowe Online is an independently-operated news agency based in Puntland, Somalia.-History:Garowe Online specializes in publishing Somali news from sources inside Somalia in both Somali and English. Established in 2004, it is owned by Nugaal community members...
, Apr 28, 2007 - Ethiopia Ogaden crisis, ReutersReutersReuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
AlertNet, 1st December, 2007. - Sanders, Edmund. "Ethiopia war gets little attention," Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, March 23, 2008. - "Somalia: Ethiopia Denies as Massacre Continues in Ogaden"
- Ethiopian Rebel Group Denies Support From Eritrea, VOA, April 25, 2007
- http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Africa_22/Somalia_Ethiopia_rebel_group_ONLF_splits_into_two_factions.shtml