Ethiopia: New Deal to Smoke Out Oromo
AllAfrica.com, Washington - November 13, 2007

Kenya and Ethiopia have agreed to flush out Oromo Liberation Front insurgents on their common border.

The deal was hammered out during a security meeting held at Hidi Lola Town in Ethiopia.

The rebels have been sneaking into Kenya across the porous boundary.

The Kenyan delegation was led by the Moyale district commissioner, Mr Victor Okioma, while the Ethiopian team was led by Region Four provincial commissioner Abdulkadir Abdi Nura.

Mr Okioma said that the rebels destabilised security on the border and that Kenya had resolved to smoke them out of their hideouts.

He expressed satisfaction that communities living on the border were willing to provide information on the rebels to the authorities.

Mr Okioma said the meeting also assessed achievements by border security committees.

He noted that a conflict between the Borana and Gabra communities had been contained, and highway robbery stemmed across the boundary.

Mr Nura said they had granted amnesty to insurgents who surrendered themselves to Ethiopian authorities.

Previous Claims by the Woyane Regime: (Even Jesus Chris did not resurrect from death these many times as the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) did - if indeed, the OLA was "completely annihilated" at each of these events as claimed by Woyane) Ethiopian forces "totally annihilated" armed rebel group - Addis Zemen paper BBC - June 13, 2006 Ethiopia says Oromo rebels crushed BBC - July 5, 2002 The Ethiopian army says that it has "completely annihilated" forces loyal to the armed separatist movement, the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) ... Ethiopia: Defence Ministry says Oromo Liberation Front "totally annihilated" BBC - August 18, 1999 Ethiopia: Defence Ministry says Oromo Liberation Front "totally annihilated" The OLF [Oromo Liberation Front] armed group ...

History repeats itself. Not the 1st War Drumbeat against Oromo - OLF Responses: Oromo rebels ask Kenya to end "misguided" joint military operations with Ethiopia BBC - August 19, 2006 The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) views Kenya as a friendly and peace-loving country with whom the Oromo people have lived in harmony as good neighbours for years. Thousands of Oromo refugees have fled the wrath of successive Ethiopian regimes taking refuge in the peace of Kenya. The policy of the OLF towards Kenya and other neighbouring countries reflects the sacred desire of all our peoples to live in harmony as neighbours and work towards peace and progress. Oromo rebels denounce joint Ethiopian-Kenyan military operations BBC - June 21, 2004 The Horn of Africa is an extremely troubled region. Conflicts, devastating wars, and the displacement and mass exodus of people seem to have become the accepted norm and regional political culture. Instead of joining hands to curb these negative political trends, some countries in the region are pursuing unwise policies and practices that seem to further exacerbate the already delicate situation. Ethiopia said preparing for major military operation against Oromo rebels BBC - April 25, 2004 The objective of the weyane government's military operation is a futile hallucination to annihilate the OLA - Voice of Oromo Liberation.