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Several
members of Ethiopian armed forces led by General Kemal
Gelchu have defected to the OLF. |
Aug 11,
2006 The presidential office of the
Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) disclosed on
August 9, 2006 that several members of the
armed forces of the wayane regime have
crossed the Eritrean border and joined the
OLF. According to information released by
the office of the president of the OLF, the
wayane army members, which include high
ranking military officers as General Kemal
Gelchu and Colonel Abebe have joined the
Oromo liberation struggle along with full
military armaments under their controls.
 The
briefing further added that the settler
wayane forces have recently stricken by
similar defections and the office of the
president indicated that it would make
available the details at appropriate time in
the future. It has been learnt that the
defection of the soldiers has sent a
shockwave throughout the ranks and files of
the wayane regime.
According to insider information received by
the OLF, the panicked wayane regime is
planning to target soldiers from oppressed
nations and nationalities, in particular
Oromo soldiers, in a futile attempt to scare
soldiers from taking similar actions.
At this junction the OLF would like to
re-new its call on all Oromo soldiers and
that of oppressed nations and nationalities
serving in the wayane military to follow
this exemplary and timely action and join
the popular struggle of their people.
Source: OLF
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