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- Also known as: Jahbadda Wadaniga Xoreenta Ogadenia (JWXO) in Somalian
- Goal: Establishing Ogaden as a sovereign state
- Year founded: 1984
- Founder: Abdirahman Mahdi
- Current chairman: Mohamed O. Osman
- Region of operation: Ogaden, Ethiopia
- Notable conflicts: Ethiopian Civil War, Ogaden War
- Opponents: Dergue, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) is a militarized separatist group in Ethiopia that is fighting to make the Ogaden region a sovereign state. Their main contention is that although the region is predominantly Somalian, it is under Ethiopian control. Although ONLF claims to be a grassroots social movement, they have used terrorist tactics such as bombings and kidnappings.
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Key Dates
- 1977: Somalia is defeated in the Ogaden War
- 1984: Abdirahman Mahdi forms the Ogaden National Liberation Front
- 2007: ONLF bombs a Chinese oil field, killing 65 Ethiopians and nine Chinese nationals.
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Grievances Against Ethiopia
The ONLF claims that Ethiopia is an occupying force in Ogaden, which it wrongfully retains control over after the Ogaden War. They claim that Ethiopia interferes with international aid and relief work in the region, and has a history of human rights abuses as well. And although Ethiopia has declared ONLF a terrorist organization, they are the only international entity to do so. -
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