Clashes erupted overnight in the Somali border town of Tuliguuleed, residents say. Local contacts that spoke with Halgan Media reveal heavily armed ethnic Oromo militia fighters stormed the village of Dharcaseeye, situated in the periphery of Tuliguuleed.
The subsequent siege, that followed on the village of Dharcaseeye led to dozens of people ducking for cover. Eyewitnesses reveal the Oromo militia fighters began indiscriminately opening fire on everything in sight, including women and children. The hail of bullets fatally struck a young man, instantly killing him. The deceased victim has been identified as Ibrahim Mohamed.
Eyewitnesses reveal following the assault on Dharcaseeye, dozens of families fled the village to the nearby town of Tuliguuleed. Many of the families fled with there clothes on there backs. The Oromo militia fighters withdrew from the village of Dharcaseeye following the siege.
Local contacts informed the Halgan Media service desk that the victim that was killed last night (Ibrahim Mohamed) will be buried later today in the nearby village of Daraami, which is situated on the outskirts of Tuliguuleed.
However, these indiscriminate attacks on the Somali border town of Tuliguuleed, which amount to war crimes are not new. The Somali border town and its defenseless population have been besieged on countless occasions over the past few years by fanatical right wing Oromo paramilitaries.
The current heads of the Somali regional state (Ogaden) based in the capital Jigjiga are yet to address the relentless attacks on Tuliguuleed, despite the border town of Tuliguuleed only being a 30 minute drive north of Jigjiga. This has many locals in Tuliguuleed wondering weather this level of criminal negligence is a sign of complicity by the pseudo president Mustafa Omar (Cagjar).
Halgan Media Service Desk
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