65 More Somalis Killed in Oromia

[Che -Guevara]

Tallaabo,

 

Things are not what they use to be. Ask any Ethiopian of any background.

 

ONLF is reporting 165 people killed. I don't know if they are exaggerating but the consensus is the number of dead is indeed high. The manner in which Somalis are being killed is cruel by any standard.

[Holac]

The Oromos are merciless. What is Iley doing?

[Che -Guevara]

The murders that are taking place deep inside Oromo territory. I don't know what any Somali can do.

 

Even Iley can do something, he's tool. He can't make a move without Woyane's blessing

[Dahireeto]

Che, please keep this issue alive. You are doing the Somali poeple a great service. Thank you for exposing the barbaric treatment of our Somali brothers in Ethiopia. 

[Che -Guevara]

You are welcome.

 

 

[maakhiri1]

Che, thanks and please keep update us. This is a major issue

[Che -Guevara]

The Ethiopian Prime-Minister confirmed the Somali civilians were killed inside police stations where they sought protection. Women and children are among the dead. People were beheaded or hacked to death.

[Che -Guevara]

Angered by the unprovoked assault, Ahmed’s brother, Ziad Taha, a resident of  Daro Labu district, Gadulo village, organized a mob of local youth and launched horrific retaliation against Somali civilians, who according to Addisu, had nothing to do with Ahmed’s death or the Oromo-Somali border crisis.

[Che -Guevara]

Oromo sites are claiming Somalis launched attacks deep inside Oromo territory and locals are barely reacting to what the Somalis did. In the same instance, they are blaming the federal government.

 

The supposed attacks are simply pretext to spill Somali blood, kill helpless families that reside in Oromia.

 

It must noted the Woyanes have obviously hand in this. That said, the Oromo regional authorities have the power to stop mob killings. Instead, Somalis are being killed in police stations.

[Che -Guevara]

 

[galbeedi]

 

 

  There is a huge unreported issues that are happening in the region, and it is all about politics. Let us divide the issue in two parts if you will. 

 

 

No one kills anyone in Ethiopia without the permission of the authority whether that is police or military. It is all been orchestrated by Addis Ababa government. Night raida are taking place and no one knows who started the killings on both sides. 

 

The Oromo expansion and Cabdi Iley factor.

 

First, the Oromo expansion was happening for the last 30 years in the Somali region due to cultural similarities with Somalis and their Islamic faith. Also, having similar names helped them  to easily assimilate with Somalis. Unlike other ethnic groups the Oromo are the one community that is claiming Somali territories including the coast by invoking old historic names of the region.

 

In Ethiopia, there is a saying that ," Everyone has his own religion ,but the country belong to all" (Dalka waan wada leenahay, Diimuhuna waan kala leenahay) which made the ORomo ideology  ignore the cultural similarities they have with Somalis, yet emphasize and embrace  the ethnic identity  of the other Oromos who might be Christian or Animist without faith. The typical Somali nomad was brought out that as long as someone is Muslim he is your brother and he could settle among your territories.

 

Those who have experienced the Oromo killing believe that the best solution for Somalis is to leave the Oromo dominated regions and build their own farms and businesses within their own communities. The Somali nomad and farmer who roomed all over the place and set up shops and other trades within the Oromo should think twice and separate himself just like Amharas and other ethnic groups had abandoned the Somali and Oromo region after the formation of  the ethnically pure zones.

 

Unlike the sophisticated Amhara the Oromo people could not hide their hatred and intentions, so basically what  you see is what you get.

 

Now the issue is why the Oromo and Somali conflict flare up at this juncture?. The referendum in the disputed area was taken in 2004, and the Somalis lost almost 80% of the disputed villages and towns. The Somalis and their leaders in the region  both  rejected this referendums which put traditionally Somali towns under the Oromo authority. People could not believe that  Jinacani and Baabili which are the municipalities that surrounded Jijiga area were voted for Oromo. Oromo peasants looking for menial jobs and accommodation flooded these area and settled as a displaced people seeking livelihood. After ten years, they become the majority and got  the vote, but the Somali leaders and the community rejected this encroachment of the Oromo and the referendum. Because of strong opposition from Somalis the TPLF stopped the implementation of the referendum.

 

The years that followed the referendum , the TPLF under Meles Zanawi were involved in the invasion of Somalia between 2006-2010, and decided not to aggravate the situation while strategically undermining the Somali Republic. 

Until now , all was well among the Oromo and the Somalis despite  the outcome of the referendum which pitted communities to one another. So the question is why now?.

 

To answer that question, we must bring the criminal called Cabdi Illey.

 

Since the demise of dictator Meles the Somali region became a base for rent seeking Tigray generals and politicians. The figurehead prime minister does not have any say in the matter, and the Somali region is controlled by the army chief of staff general Samora and the commander of the 4th brigade Gen. Abraha . Abdi Illey is not a Somali nationalist who bargains the interest of the Somali people in the so called ethnic federal system of Ethiopia, but an opportunist reading the psyche and the mood of Tigray army generals while enriching them with the resources allocated by the federal system. He is a ruthless , paranoid and cruel leader who will do anything to coerce people to adulate him and obey without condition. With the permission of the Tigray, he has an absolute power to kill, jail and invade any community  in the region and in return offer the loyalty of the entire Somali region to the the Tigray commanders. 

 

According to analysts "Abdi Iley has auctioned out a number of  policy gains by the previous Somali regional leaders which had  huge sentimental values for the Somali people". In fact, these changes did not made any difference for the Tigray military commanders political capital , yet he used to show his loyalty, among them:

 

1-He removed the blue star from the flag and tried to resemble the Tigray one

 

2-He changed the Somali holiday days of Thursday afternoon and Friday which allowed people to attend Friday prayers and and changed to Saturday and Sunday.

 

3-He presided the largest land transfer from the Somali region to the Afar and others without due process. Theses had names similar to Afar names but the residents were 70% Somali which would have allocated the land to Somali region. IN fact under Cabdi Iley , all disputed Somali territories were changed hands to Afar and Oromo. No Somali territory has changed hands before 2008.

 

4-Traditional Somalis like Jarso who are ethnic Somalis, but culturally live among the Oromo decided to join the Oromo than live under the cruel system run by Canbdi Illey. Believe me if other Somalis had a chance to abandon and leave  the Somali zone they would.

 

Under the supervision of the Tigray regime Cabdi Iley then started policies that undermines the harmony among somalis and others in the region particularly the Oromo. 

 

When an independent seeking Oromos gathered in millions in big cities around the country, Cabdi lley organized counter protests in Jijiga that denounced the Amhara and Oromo aspirations. He even send Ogdeen elders to Makelle with 10 million Ethiopian Bir to compensate the Tigray civilians who became refugees from the amhara region.

 

Furthermore, When the Ethiopian federal police could not handle the millions of demonstrators in Addis and surrounding Oromo area,  he sent the Liyuu police to crackdown on the civilians. Folks , people had seen all this in the internet. The hatred created by the actions of this man was growing but no was reporting. 

 

It was just a few months ago, here in SOL , we said that Somalis should not take the side of the ruling Tigray and should not deny, and become obstacle for  the Oromo their right to be free. 

 

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As we speak, he arrested all prominent Somali businessmen in Jijiga after they favored for peace and reconciliation with Oromo. I have extensively collected a lot of information about Illey and the threat he poses to the Somali people in the region. A farmer in south Jijiga who was trained in Somali university told me lately that that if Illey and his people are not stopped , the zone will be worse than what we have seen before. WAxa uu yidhi , " waa dhaqanka waxayaabihii dumiyey Soomaaliya, dadkanina waa kuwii dumiyey Jamuuriyadii". 

 

 

As many of you have said these events are underreported by the media. THe plan was to create a total war that pitted the Somali Liyuu police against the Oromo police and eliminate both of them through all out war . The Somali community in Jijiga told Cabdi Illey  that the Tigray are trying to eliminate the Liyuu police by clashing with Oromo, ( In labada ciidan la isku jebiyo ayaa la rabaa. Ciidanka Oromadu awood ma lahayn shan sano ka hor , laakiin hadda way hubaysan yihiin).

 

It seems that  Cabdi Illey has refused to go to total war, and there is a plan to remove him. He was In Addis for weeks, and the powerful Oromo federal members had demanded Cabdi Iley to be removed from power. The Tigray suggested that both Illey and Lagase , the Oromo  regional leader resign, but the Oromo guy openly refused, and was backed by his federal comrades.

 

The TIgray want to unleash the final war between the two communities before CAbdi Illey is removed. Unlike Faysal Rooble and those who are cheering Cabdi Illey, i do believe his removal could be a blessing for Somalis , and maybe some safety.  

 

 

 

 

 

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[galbeedi]

Also, unlike the Oromo Somalis do not have federal leaders to lobby or put pressure to the Tigray. All you have is a killer who has no one other than the Tigray. 

 

Folks,  greed , oppression and tyranny will bring down  the Somali region. 

[galbeedi]

I feel the pain of the Somali victims, but unless we address the real issues this problem will not go away. The Tigre regime has a plan to depopulate the Somali region, especially the rich regions. They have finally unleashed a dormant giant that supposed to hunt the TPLf click and directed their hatred toward us. 

 

Folks, this is about survival, and the four million Somalis under the tyranny of Cabdi Illey could not survive the onslaught of the 40 million Oromo. We have to rebuild the our relationship with the Oromo and find a united front against the TPLF. Anything else is false pride and  the demise of the Somalis in the region. 

[Che -Guevara]

Somalis suffer from two things. They are naive in thinking groups like Oromo and related ethnic groups are friendly. There's some nacasnimo about Somalis in not understanding the greater threat they face. They are sitting on prime real estate with a lot resources.

 

And they rather fight over a village while their entire land is being populated by others. If anything comes out of this, it is Ethiopia will become more segregated. Ironically, there will be more Oromos in Somalia than in the Somali region.

 

 

Galbeedi, Oromos will still attack whether TPLF is there or not. They seem to have developed a sense of entitlement, so much so that I have seen some Oromos arguing Jigjiga and Hargeysa are Oromo names. 

[Che -Guevara]