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2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden

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November 28, 2007, Ogaden residents described continued abuses on the part of the military, but also said that aid delivery had improved. UN humanitarian chief John Holmes said the humanitarian situation in Ogaden as "potentially serious" but not yet catastrophic. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said that human rights abuses and a humanitarian crisis "didn't exist. Doesn't exist. Will not exist."
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Several Ethiopian refugees and international organizations reported in December 2007 that the Ethiopian military, strained by its deployment in Somalia, was forcing local civilians (including government employees and health workers) to fight alongside troops against the ONLF rebels. According to the
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On November 6, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced opening an aid facility in the Ogaden region. The U.N. has also called for an independent investigation into allegations of human rights abuses by Ethiopian forces in the region. Government troops
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Ethiopian officials denied the charges, claiming that local tribes were willingly forming defense groups against the ONLF. Several United Nations officials and Western diplomats said they were discussing the militia program in private meetings, but contended they could not comment publicly for fear
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villages and nomadic settlements the Ogaden region, killing up to a dozen civilians. An ONLF spokesman also said that some ONLF fighters were hurt in the air bombardments, but the air force targeted civilian settlements and livestock. The Ethiopian Government denied these reports on November 20. On
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recruits and threatened to jail health workers if they did not comply. In other cases, lists of names were posted on public bulletin boards, ordering government employees to report for duty, according to a current member of the regional parliament and two Ethiopian administrators who have fled the
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On October 21, 2007, the ONLF stated its forces had killed 250 soldiers during the battle near the town of Werder. There was no confirmation of the attack either from the Ethiopian Government or from independent sources. On November 4, the ONLF claimed that up to 270 Ethiopian soldiers had been
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that "the Ogaden is not Darfur. But the situation in Ogaden follows a frighteningly familiar pattern", while recognizing that "Ethiopia has legitimate and serious domestic and regional security concerns". Also, the United Nations advocacy director for Human Rights Watch has called Ogaden a
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Ethiopia's eastern Somali Region, whose major part constitutes the Ogaden, is the site of a long-running, low-intensity armed conflict between the Ethiopian Government and the ONLF. Formed in 1984, many of the ONLF's members had supported
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are fighting ONLF rebels who want more autonomy for their region. Médecins Sans Frontières is among the 12 organizations that have received permission to work in Ogaden, while the ICRC is still barred from working in the region.
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On November 16, 2007, the Ethiopian Army claimed to have killed 100 ONLF fighters during the past month, and to have captured hundreds more. On November 18, 2007, the ONLF reported that the Ethiopian Air Force had
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Ethiopian soldiers have abused civilians, committing arson and rape, in a southeastern area where they are fighting rebels, but there have been some improvements in aid delivery, residents said.
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Refugees fleeing the crackdown told stories of widespread violence, with entire villages being destroyed along with arbitrary theft, rape and murder by Ethiopian soldiers. In October 2007,
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same reports, these under-equipped and poorly trained militias suffered heavy casualties in several battles. One Western aid official said soldiers barged into hospitals to
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by blockading food aid to the region. Western humanitarian officials reported that the government was attempting to starve out the region in order to beat the rebels.
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as he met with other ONLF members. Reportedly this has led to the ONLF splitting into two factions, with one group allied to current ONLF chairman
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stories reveal the brutality of Ethiopia's hidden war, a brutal counter-insurgency that some aid officials believe has parallels with Darfur.
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Large segments of the region were inaccessible to outside agencies as Ethiopian troops attempted to suppress the rebel insurgency.
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country. Many of those who refused were fired, jailed and in some cases tortured, the administrators and parliament member said.
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of provoking the ire of the Ethiopian government, resulting in a possible suspension of humanitarian efforts in the region.
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with Ethiopia over the region in the 1970s. The group's aims have varied over time from independence to joining a "
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killed in clashes between October 26 and November 1. Once again, the claim could not be independently verified.
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Separatist rebels in Ethiopia's Ogaden region say days of air attacks on civilians have caused many casualties.
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as the new ONLF chairman and declared that he will "bring Mohammed Omar Osman to court".
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During the crackdown, the Ethiopian government put hundreds of thousands at risk of
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During the crackdown, the Ethiopian government put hundreds of thousands at risk of
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Separatist Rebels Accuse Ethiopia’s Military of Killing Civilians in Remote Region
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Military campaign of Ethiopian Army against the Ogaden National Liberation Front
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United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
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Ogaden rebels say 43 Ethiopian soldiers killed in ambush attack
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reported that the situation in Ogaden had begun to mirror the
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The main military operations were centered on the towns of
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was killed by Ethiopian security forces at the town of
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Experts say the ONLF was active in the Somali capital
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Ethiopia army claims killing around 100 Ogaden rebels
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Ethiopia's military campaign has triggered a serious
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Crisis briefing on the violence in the Ogaden region
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Ethiopia starves, kills own people, its refugees say
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Areas of fighting on 18 May 2007, shown in dark red.
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Ethiopia to press Ogaden campaign despite criticism
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In Rebel Region, Ethiopia Turns to Civilian Patrols
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Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Index

Insurgency in Ogaden

Al-Jazeera
Somali Region
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia

ONLF
Ethiopia
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
Ethiopia
Meles Zenawi
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e
conflicts
in the Horn of Africa

Eritrean War of Independence
Eritrean civil wars
1961 revolt in Somalia
Bale revolt
Somali–Kenyan conflict
Shifta
Rhamu
Ethiopian–Somali conflict
1963 Ogaden Rebellion
1964
Ogaden
1982
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