Fierce clashes erupted today in the Somali border town of Tuliguuleed in the occupied Ogaden as Oromo militias and allied Oromo paramilitary forces launched a cross border which sparked intense fighting.
According to Halgan Media correspondents on the ground, heavily armed Oromo militias wearing civilian clothing along with paramilitary forces wearing uniforms of the Oromo Regional State security forces besieged multiple Somali villages surrounding the Somali border town of Tuliguuleed for several hours through the night.
Local residents reveal the indigenous Somali inhabitants where able to repel the cross border raid with small arms fire, which left 14 Oromo paramilitary forces and militia fighters dead.
Three Somali civilians where also Martyred while defending there land along with five other Somali civilians wounded in the subsequent clashes. Halgan Media has been able to obtain the names of the victims, which are listed below.
Names of two out of the three Somalis that where Martyred
- Maxamed Suge Cumar
- Ibrahim Ahmed
Names of the Somalis wounded in the clashes
- Ahmed Nasir
- Abadir Maxamed
- Jamaal (last name not obtainable)
- Maxamed Farah
- Muhidiin Ahmed
The Somali border town of Tuliguuleed and the surrounding villages have been relentless besieged over the past few months by Ethiopian Government backed Oromo paramilitaries, which is the same ethnic group Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hails from.
The OPDO Junta which is the current ruling political party of Ethiopia has been waging an onslaught against Somalis on the Ogaden-Oromo border since seizing power in April. Thousands of Somalis have been killed, with hundreds of thousands more ethnically cleansed from there land, while the entire world remains unaware as the Ogaden remains closed off from the outside world.
We will keep you updated with the latest developments and updates from the region.
Halgan Media.
