Insurgency in Ogaden

Insurgency in Ogaden

A column of ONLF rebels, October 8, 2006. (Photo by Jonathan Alpeyrie)
Date 1995[1] - 2010
Location Ethiopian Somali region
Status ONLF rebel leader killed, the organization broken off into small units, no military advantage. Conflict complete.
Belligerents

Ethiopia

Ogaden National Liberation Front
Commanders and leaders
Meles Zenawi
Kuma Demeksa
Siraj Fergessa
Negasso Gidada
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
Samora Yunis		 Mohamed Sirad Dolal  †
Casualties and losses
375-950 killed 500 killed
2,000 civilians killed

The insurgency in Ogaden, waged by the separatist Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) in Ethiopia's Somali region, began in 1995 and ended in 2010. 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.

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References

  1. ^ Unrest Simmers In Ethiopia's Ogaden, Aljazeera English, April 15, 2008

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