Reports that have reached the Ogaden Online service desk from Malqala town confirm recent mass murder carried out by the Ethiopian military deployed in the area. According to eyewitnesses the mass murder took place in the city of Malqale on May 18, 2010.
Those reportedly killed in the murderous reign of the Ethiopian military at Malqale are reported to include women, children, and the men of advancing age. Eyewitnesses in the city indicated that the Ethiopian military convened a gathering for all the city dwellers in the city center.
Military personnel were said to have forced people from their homes and business centers in order for them to forcefully attend the gathering. When civilians gathered for the meeting called by the Ethiopian military, then started shooting indiscriminately.
The bodies of many of the civilians who were rounded up by the Ethiopian military personnel in the area have been found in the outskirts of the city showing severe signs of tortured. Some of the deceased were hanged from trees.
So far our reporters in the area were able to compile an initial list of the deceased that consists of 34 individuals. Their names include:
- Cabdullahi Macalin Aqbal
- Cabdiwahaab Cali Dahir
- Xasan Aw-khaliif
- Khaliiff Abiib Barre.
- Xasan Beddel Oomaar
- Aw-Mustaf Aw-Ibrahi
- Cabdiraxman Cabdullahi Adan
- Faarax Mahdi Axmed
- Rabiic Sheikh Cumar
- Yusuf Axmed Shuun
- Axmed Cabdullahi Shinni
- Axmed Cabdi Maxamed
- Aw-Adan Xasan
- Maxamud Khaliif Cabdullahi
- Cabdi Yusuf Baar
- Cudbi Maxamud Baar
- Axmed Galaydh Muse
- Axmed Cabdi Xayi
- Baarri Cabdi Maxamed
- Faysal Cabdi Maxamed
- Cabdiwaasac Axmed Qani
- Cabdimajiid Sheikh Maxamed Weli
- Cabdinur Axmed Dhakharre
- Cabdullahi-Kariim Sheikh Maxame
- Axmed-Bille Maxamed
- Cabdikariim Nuuriye
- Faarax Xasan Carte
- Ibrahim Cabdi Waar
- Maxamed Cabdi Xuseen
- Saynab Cabdi Axmed
- Nur Maxamud Xasan
- Riyaale Aleele Muxumed
- Xabso Bille Sheikh Muxumed
- Dayr Xaashi Aw-Axmed
These mass murder act, although not new, appear coordinated. They also are on the increase. Locals attribute to the increased mass murder act as the ‘only’ way the Woyane (Ethiopian) militias could retaliate against the recent heavy military losses they have sustained in the hands of the Ogaden National Liberation Army (ONLA) personnel.
All our on the ground reports indicate that many of the displaced civilians are squatting in the vicinity of the Malqala town and hamlets. At the time of publishing this report, there has been no emergency aid given to these displaced people by anyone.
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written by Bashir, June 09, 2010
This is big crime against human I want ask united Nation bring to justice Ethiopia dictator melez zanawi, he is criminal.
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written by Eritrea, June 09, 2010
A sad incident for the Ogadenias. The world has closed it ears and eyes. It will not saya work or make any attempt to rescue the victims of this cruel and despotic act. Ogadenians can only count on their determination and martyrdom as was the case with Eritrea through out its history.
May God/Allah be with the Ogadenian population! Glory to the martyrs of Ogadenia!
May God/Allah be with the Ogadenian population! Glory to the martyrs of Ogadenia!
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written by cali Lugyare, June 10, 2010
Can you Confirm this for me please?
British citizen shot dead in "Ethiopia’s Ogaden
Tuesday 8 June 2010 Send
By Tesfa Alem Tekle
June 7, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) – A second British citizen is reported having been shot to death in the volatile Ogaden region of Ethiopia bordering Somalia, a Source said.
The report can’t independently be verified at this point but unconfirmed sources said that "The Ethiopian Police in Ogaden Region had killed a British Citizen".
Muna Cabdi Faarax, Girl aged 21 Years Old had been said that she traveled from London to Ethiopia last month to visit her relative in Ogaden Region,”
The incident happened on Thursday in Capital of the Ogaden Region, Jigjiga.
Sources didn’t indicate the intention behind the killings; however a witness is reported as saying that “the incident was very shocked by the Local People and it was deliberately carried out the Ethiopian Police in Capital of Jigjiga.”
Despite the murder claims that point fingers at police, a different source received today by Sudan Tribune shows that Muna Cabdi was not yet fully British, hadn’t got citizenship and was killed in a robbery.
Reached by phone, Ethiopian government spokes person, Bereket Simon earlier told Sudan Tribune that he has no knowledge on the reported claims but he said that the Ethiopian government will do the necessary investigations.
For own safety reasons, foreign nationals are requested to have government permission before they travel to the region, where ogaden rebels are believed to be wide active.
Muna was never married and she had come to the Region in order to see some of her relative In Ogaden Region, the report confirmed that her family is now in contact with the Biritish Embassy in Ethiopia.
This is a second incident happened to British Citizens, Last month a britsh man named as Jason Read, working for Oil Company was killed in Ogaden region, the killing was said, as an act of banditry.
More than £385 million of British money has been channeled to projects in the Ethiopia in the last two years, making it the largest recipient of bilateral aid in Africa.
The Ethiopian government has long blamed the ONLF, for a number of attacks on government troops in the dry Ogaden region and in towns else where.
On April 24, 2006, ONLF issued a threat to foreign companies against exploring for oil in their homeland, further warning them to refrain from entering into agreements with the Ethiopian government.
Exactly one year later, In April, 2007, the rebels claimed responsibility to an attack at a Chinese-run oil-field in northern Ogaden region which then killed 65 Ethiopians and nine Chinese workers.
Following the attack at the joint oil venture, Ogaden region was marred in Conflict between, The Nationalist Movement in Ogaden, ONLF, and Ethiopian Troops. Addis Ababa now says the rebels are defeated, are no more a threat, and oil exploration projects are well underway.
ONLF rebels repeatedly accuse Ethiopian government forces of continued acts of collective punishment and war crimes in the oil promising Ogaden region, further accuse of wide extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, forced displacement of civilians, rape, torture and use of international humanitarian aid for political purposes, an allegation Addis Ababa rejects.
Designated as a terrorist group by Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian government accuses the ONLF of fighting a proxy war on behalf of Eritrea, an accusation Asmara rejects.
The rebel group strongly argues that it will not allow mineral resources of the ethnic Somali Ogaden people to be exploited by the current ruling government or any foreign firms.
(ST)
source: http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article35318
British citizen shot dead in "Ethiopia’s Ogaden
Tuesday 8 June 2010 Send
By Tesfa Alem Tekle
June 7, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) – A second British citizen is reported having been shot to death in the volatile Ogaden region of Ethiopia bordering Somalia, a Source said.
The report can’t independently be verified at this point but unconfirmed sources said that "The Ethiopian Police in Ogaden Region had killed a British Citizen".
Muna Cabdi Faarax, Girl aged 21 Years Old had been said that she traveled from London to Ethiopia last month to visit her relative in Ogaden Region,”
The incident happened on Thursday in Capital of the Ogaden Region, Jigjiga.
Sources didn’t indicate the intention behind the killings; however a witness is reported as saying that “the incident was very shocked by the Local People and it was deliberately carried out the Ethiopian Police in Capital of Jigjiga.”
Despite the murder claims that point fingers at police, a different source received today by Sudan Tribune shows that Muna Cabdi was not yet fully British, hadn’t got citizenship and was killed in a robbery.
Reached by phone, Ethiopian government spokes person, Bereket Simon earlier told Sudan Tribune that he has no knowledge on the reported claims but he said that the Ethiopian government will do the necessary investigations.
For own safety reasons, foreign nationals are requested to have government permission before they travel to the region, where ogaden rebels are believed to be wide active.
Muna was never married and she had come to the Region in order to see some of her relative In Ogaden Region, the report confirmed that her family is now in contact with the Biritish Embassy in Ethiopia.
This is a second incident happened to British Citizens, Last month a britsh man named as Jason Read, working for Oil Company was killed in Ogaden region, the killing was said, as an act of banditry.
More than £385 million of British money has been channeled to projects in the Ethiopia in the last two years, making it the largest recipient of bilateral aid in Africa.
The Ethiopian government has long blamed the ONLF, for a number of attacks on government troops in the dry Ogaden region and in towns else where.
On April 24, 2006, ONLF issued a threat to foreign companies against exploring for oil in their homeland, further warning them to refrain from entering into agreements with the Ethiopian government.
Exactly one year later, In April, 2007, the rebels claimed responsibility to an attack at a Chinese-run oil-field in northern Ogaden region which then killed 65 Ethiopians and nine Chinese workers.
Following the attack at the joint oil venture, Ogaden region was marred in Conflict between, The Nationalist Movement in Ogaden, ONLF, and Ethiopian Troops. Addis Ababa now says the rebels are defeated, are no more a threat, and oil exploration projects are well underway.
ONLF rebels repeatedly accuse Ethiopian government forces of continued acts of collective punishment and war crimes in the oil promising Ogaden region, further accuse of wide extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, forced displacement of civilians, rape, torture and use of international humanitarian aid for political purposes, an allegation Addis Ababa rejects.
Designated as a terrorist group by Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian government accuses the ONLF of fighting a proxy war on behalf of Eritrea, an accusation Asmara rejects.
The rebel group strongly argues that it will not allow mineral resources of the ethnic Somali Ogaden people to be exploited by the current ruling government or any foreign firms.
(ST)
source: http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article35318
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written by Amina Axmed Xaashi, June 14, 2010
Ogaden Human Rights Groups including (OHC) must contact the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay, they must write a letter and publish both that letter and the reply on this website or on their website.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay must conduct an immediate investigation.
We are sick and tired of watching good people exterminated right under our noses while the man who has committed serious war crimes enjoys celebrity status.
These are serious crimes and should be investigated before the planned participation of Ethiopia to the G-20.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay must conduct an immediate investigation.
We are sick and tired of watching good people exterminated right under our noses while the man who has committed serious war crimes enjoys celebrity status.
These are serious crimes and should be investigated before the planned participation of Ethiopia to the G-20.
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written by A Bogmadow, June 14, 2010
Indeed Amina , an independent comprehensive investigation must be carried out on the indiscriminate killings of innocent civilians by Ethiopian police and army th*gs and Meles should be held accountable for genocide and crimes against humanity in the region.
The rest of the world has moral obligation to press dictator Meles to step down or it should stop funding him.
The rest of the world has moral obligation to press dictator Meles to step down or it should stop funding him.
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written by maxamed, June 14, 2010
alaahaa nasiiyo jiid toosaan shaa.alah waxa aan odhan laha walaalayal sadani sima ahaa ee waa inan sidan aan wax ka badala talo dhib aad iyo aad uu badan ayaa jiraa ka soo ka imaayaa dadka aan jarka nahay suurto gal maha inaan onlf darteed ay maamul ka waqoyi shaacabkeena ku guumadan dhulkeena sax mahaa waa inan wada hadal lagala dawlada hadi ay ogashahay wada hadal hadi kale waxa aan nooqon doona uumad laa cidhbtiray waxana jiira duuruf badan tasho anaan halkan kusoo koobii kariin
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written by A Bogmadow, June 17, 2010
maxamadow intaad wax ogtahay yaraa. War ma waxaad aaminsantahay iney amxaaro inoo ogoshay xuquuqdena? taa haku seexan waayo waxaadan aqoon ulaheyn xeelada gumeysiga gaar ahaan xabashi iyo khayaanadeeda.
We will never surrender to Ethiopia.
There will be no peace without freedom.
wabilaahi towfiiq.
We will never surrender to Ethiopia.
There will be no peace without freedom.
wabilaahi towfiiq.
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written by Mustafa (muu), June 18, 2010
We are the civilian of somali ogaden in ethiopia , as the matter of fact , Onlf loses thier supporters due to lack of justice and seditious maladministration , I asked you why ONLF killed my uncle ,May God peace and Bless be upon him(Liqowe Muhumed tayse), all people knows that he was innocent civilian who was not involved any crime to civilian ,is it fare struggle to kill my uncle ? , leave it that , Time is time and people may die , do you imagine that we can support ONLF , Never and ever , We will step Onlf to laed as justice one time in our life time . this is not illusion and fiction , but the reality will come soon . God’s will
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written by Cobra, June 18, 2010
If you believe that your people has been harassed by this regime because of ONLF, you must be dreaming.
My friend the plan of Melese and Tegray is bigger/or differ than what you thought,
The killing/raping/arresting burning homes and all those kinds of inhuman activities towards to your own people is not because of ONLF.
It is because of the land, Melese want to bring his own people from Mekele after he made all Ogaden people died one, one ran away from ogadenia or one died in jail.
So you must be thinking like a kid or you are like someone dreaming day time, so please wake up.
Nothing like that exist in ogadenia,Melese doesn't want you, but he wants the land.
An that is why ONLF fighting for.
My friend the plan of Melese and Tegray is bigger/or differ than what you thought,
The killing/raping/arresting burning homes and all those kinds of inhuman activities towards to your own people is not because of ONLF.
It is because of the land, Melese want to bring his own people from Mekele after he made all Ogaden people died one, one ran away from ogadenia or one died in jail.
So you must be thinking like a kid or you are like someone dreaming day time, so please wake up.
Nothing like that exist in ogadenia,Melese doesn't want you, but he wants the land.
An that is why ONLF fighting for.
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