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Ethiopia Ogaden crisis

Last reviewed: 12-01-2007

Escalating violence in Ethiopia Somali region


The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has been fighting a long-running insurgency against the Ethiopian government, seeking more autonomy for the underdeveloped, Muslim ethnic Somali region.

  • Ethiopia cracks down on rebels after deadly attack on Chinese oil installation
  • Troops accused of burning homes, displacing thousands
  • Ethiopia accuses rival Eritrea of backing rebels it calls terrorists

    Prime Minister Menes Zenawi announced a crackdown on the ONLF after the rebels killed 74 people in an attack on a Chinese-run oil exploration field in April 2007, the single worst attack in a year of rising violence.

    U.S.-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch accused the government of human rights abuses in its response to the insurgency, claiming it had burnt homes, confiscated livestock and arbitrarily detained civilians. It reported allegations that troops had killed 21 villagers after they resisted attempts to take their animals.

    The latter part of 2007 also saw expulsion of aid workers from the region by the government, amid growing concerns about the scale of the humanitarian crisis facing its people.
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