2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden
Military campaign of Ethiopian Army against the Ogaden National Liberation Front / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about 2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The 2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden was a military campaign by the Ethiopian Army against the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF). The crackdown against the guerrillas began after they killed 74 people in an attack on a Chinese-run oil exploration field in April 2007.
Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the Insurgency in Ogaden | |||||||
Ogaden rebels filmed in an Al-Jazeera report. | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Ethiopia | ONLF | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Girma Wolde-Giorgis Meles Zenawi | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
375 killed (Ethiopian claim[2]) 950 killed (ONLF claim[3][4]) | ~500 killed (Ethiopian claim[5]) | ||||||
Civilian casualties: <1,000 killed[6] |
The main military operations were centered on the towns of Degehabur, Kebri Dahar, Werder and Shilavo in Ogaden, which are in the Ethiopian Somali Region. The area is home to the Ogaden clan, seen as the bedrock of support of the ONLF.[7]
According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), various human rights abuses were committed by the Ethiopian military.[8]