Ethiopia attack 'leaves 74 dead'

[Ms DD]

Ethiopia attack 'leaves 74 dead'

 

 

Gunmen have killed at least 74 people in an attack on an oil field in Ethiopia's remote Somali region, the Ethiopian government says.

Sixty-five Ethiopians and nine Chinese oil workers were killed in the incident early on Tuesday, an adviser to the prime minister told the BBC.

 

Besides those killed, seven Chinese workers were taken captive, he said.

 

A spokesman for the separatist group, the ****** National Liberation Front, said it had launched the attack.

 

The clashes took place at an oil field in Abole, a small town about 120km (75 miles) from the regional capital, Jijiga.

 

"We have warned the Chinese government and the Ethiopian government that... they don't have a right to drill there," an ONLF spokesman in London, Abdirahman Mahdihe, told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.

 

"Unfortunately nobody heeds our warning and we have to defend our territorial integrity," he said.

 

Berekat Simon, an adviser to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, said the attack was "a cold blood killing, a massacre. It is a terrorist act."

 

Fire fight

 

A Chinese oil worker said about 200 gunmen attacked the field.

 

The workers were employed by the Zhongyuan Petroleum Exploration Bureau, part of China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

 

Gunmen briefly took control of the field after a 50-minute fire fight with soldiers protecting it, Xu Shuang, a manager for the oil group, told the agency.

 

In recent years, China has been working to increase its influence and investment in Africa as it looks to secure energy supplies for the future.

 

The Somali region - known locally as the ****** - is known for its often violent clan politics, the BBC's Amber Henshaw reports from Addis Ababa.

 

The ONLF has in the past made threats against foreign companies working with the Ethiopian government to exploit the region's natural resources.

 

The ONLF has been waging a low-level insurgency with the aim of breaking away from Ethiopia.

 

The incident will also step up tensions in the region which borders Somalia - where there are often clashes between Ethiopian troops and Islamists, our correspondent adds.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6588055.stm

[Paragon]

The ONLF has been warning the Chinese firm to stop drilling oil wells in the region. Their stay was illegal and this attack shows the anger of the locals. This is a Somali land and not Ethiopian. The sooner the foreign investors get that through their thick skull the better for them.

[XOG-ogaal]

Paragon saliidi somaliaya ayeey rabaa in ay soo sartaan. duke hada buu keenidoo xiibna haloo gudaro

[me]

ONLF - WSLF

[Xargaga]

Bravo !!!! A good move and worthy fight That is.

 

 

There is some activities taking place in the east of Berbera. some shaddy company have signed a cheap deal with the corrupt raayales administration. They are trying to do some ofshore drilling. This has to be stopped.Its time that the locals in this areas to act like the Brave somali brothers in Soomali galbeed.

[Dhubad.]

Good news indeed, defend your country I say and hit the occupiers from everywhere...!

[Castro]

And now the Somalis in the Oggadeen region will be bombed from the air and shelled from the ground like their counterparts in Muqdisho.

 

This is just more money from the Americans in Meles' pocket.

 

Allow sahal.

 

Edit: And why on earth attack non-combatants?

[Paragon]

The Ethiopian government has been bombing this part of Somalia for many years sxb. It won't be the first time they'll being attacking Somali pastralists in Somali Galbeed.

[Gabbal]

I am doubly sure other companies will look twice before engaging in exploration there!

[Paragon]

^^I think that was the whole point, NAA. To make them think twice. Unlike Nigeria where workers are taken hostage and released, here they are killed. A clear message.

[me]

Warbixin kusaabsan weerarkii lala beegsadey Shirkadda Chinese-ka gobolka Dhagaxbuur

 

Jigjiga (24 Apr 07), Weerar aad loogu miidaandayay dharbaaxo adagna ku ah cadawga Islaamka iyo kan Somaliyed ayaa jabahadaha xaq udirarka ee kadagaalama dhulka Somaligalbed ay labeegsadeen shirkad ajnabi ah oo shidaal ka baadheysey gobolka Dhagaxbuur gaar ahaan agagaarka tuulooyinka Cobolle iyo Sandhoore oo u dhaw magaalada Dhagaxbuur kagana beegan dhanka Jijiga.

 

Jabhadda Waddaniga Xoreynta ******ya(JWXO) ayaa weerarkan ku qaadey shirkadan iyo shaqaalaheeda iyagoo halkaas dagaal adag kula galay ciidamo ilaalinayay shirkadda oo saldhigyo ku lahaa labadaas Tuulo. Dagaalkan oo ku bilowday si fudud ayaa markiiba xoogeystey muddo kadibna waxaa guushii illaahey siiyey jabhadda ONLF kuwaasoo cagta mariyey dhamaan waxii meesha joogey iyagoo ka dhigey wax ladiley iyo wax laqabtey, dhaawacmey ama cararey.

 

Wararkii ugu danbeeyey ee ka imaanaya goobtaasi waxey sheegayaan in illaa 75 ruux oo kamid ahaa ciidamadii illaalinayay shirkadda ayna ku jiraan illaa Sagaal Chinese ah ay ku qudhwaayeen dagaalkaas iyadoo sidoo kalena lasheegey in illaa Todobo Ingineer oo Chinese la afduubtey.

 

Ururka ONLF iyo ururka Midowga Jabhadaha Xoreynta Somaligalbed ayaa dhawr iyo tobankii sano ee udanbeysay waxey dagaal kula jireen ciidamada Tigreega ee iyagu dulleystey umadda Somaliyed ee ku dhaqan gayiga Somaligalbed. Labadan urur ayaa inbadan dunida iyo shirkadaha caalamiga ahba uga digey iney isku dayaan iney soo saaraan kheyraadka waddanka inta dadka iyo dalka lagumeysanayo.

 

Dawladda Zenaawi oo iyadu ka dhaga adaygtey digniinahaas ayaa u balanqaadey shirkadaha wax baadha iney amnigooda sugi karaan iyadoo ay tani tahay mid caddeyneysa beenta Zenaawi wajigabaxna ku ah siyaasadda caalamiga ah ee Ethiopia haddey midi jirto.

 

Zenaawi oo ay ka liidato aadna ugu fashilan faragalintii Somaliya ciidamadiisana ay saad iyo sahay waayeen xilli ay mujaahidiinta Somaliyed ee Muqdisho ka hawlgala ay kaadida ku dhajiyeen ciidamada Mucatab dirirka iyo dabadhoonka ah ee kusugan dalka Somaliya.

 

Gayiga SOmaligalbed ayaa waxuu la ceegagaa kheyraad dabiici ah iyadoo dhawr meelood oo kala duwan la caddeeyey inuu ceegaago shidaalka iyo gaaska dabeeciga ahba waxaana kamid ah meelahaas. Ceelka Jeexdin loona yaqaano Kaaluub oo ku yaalla gobolka Qoraxey, Ellele oo ka tirsan gobolka Godey, Gobolka Dhagaxbuur iyo Fiiq.

 

Magaalada Dhagaxbuur oo kamid ah sagaalka gobol ee deegaanka Somalidagalbed ayaa waxey ku taalla jidka dheer ee isku xidha magaalooyinka Godey, Qabridaharre iyo Jijiga. Gobolka Somaligalbed ayaa ka kooban illaa 52 dagmo kuwaasoo hoos taga 9 maamul goboleed oo kala ah, Gobolka Dhagaxbuur, Qoraxey, Godey, Fiiq, Afdheer, Liibaan, Wardheer, Jijiga iyo gobolka Shiniile ayadoo waliba Diridhaba, Harar iyo magaalooyin kale oo Soomaalidu leedahay laga dhanbalay oo gobollo kale lagu daray.

 

Isku soo duuboo, dawladda Zenaawi ayaa ku jirta xiligii ay ugu liidatay waxayna arintani idamka illaahey soo dadajineysaa guusha Xaqa iyo in baadhilku ka suulo Somaliya.

 

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[me]

BTW, the whole predictions that the whole region would be engulfed by wars is coming true.

 

Kenya wey liiq liiqanaysaa

Soomaaliya koonfur iyo waqooyi ta socota waan aragnaa.

 

Eriteria maraykan ayaa u hanjabaya.

 

Ethiopia sheekadu wey ku sii kululaanaysaa.

 

Lets invest in boats, xabashi badan oo qaxaysa ayaan maalin dhow arkaynaa.

[xiinfaniin]

This is good and true. The Ethiopians are hit hard this time, and hit where it hurts most.

[QabiilDiid]

Where is Duke? Is he not supposed to wail with his master, Zenawi (ha la baroote eh)? Mr. Zewani has described this skirmish as a massacre. BTW, 74 is not the right number. 150 Tigrean soldiers died in the battle while only 2 mujaahids martyred. Listen to BBC Somali and the interview given by the Mr. Mahdi from ONLF.

[Xudeedi]

Great work by the ONLF. Their dream will come true sooner or later.