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Date: Mon Jan 10 2011 - 02:20:05 EST
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Rebels claim 3,000 Ethiopian troops killed in 2010 battles; vow more attacks
Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) on Sunday vowed that it will keep on its fight against Ethiopian government.
Reporter: Abdi Hajji Hussein
Published: January 9, 2011 12:40 p.m. EST
Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) on Sunday vowed that it will keep up its fight against the Ethiopian government.
In an interview, Hussein Mohammed Nur, ONLF's head of information, told a local radio station that the front held a meeting in Asmara to discuss the successes of the rebel group.
Nur stated that the meeting was part of the front's annual conference in an effort to increase attacks to liberate the mainly ethnic Somali region in eastern Ethiopia.
"The officials of Ogaden National Liberation Front agreed to continue their battles and struggles against Ethiopia," Nur said.
He claimed the group had killed 3,000 Ethiopian in 2010 battles.
Ethiopia has designated the ONLF as a terrorist group, saying it has links with Eritrea.
For its part, ONLF charges Ethiopia routinely commits mass killings against Somalis in the Ogaden region.
No statements about the ONLF claims were immediately available from the Ethiopian government.
In November, the rebel group claimed Ethiopian military forces killed 235 Somali civilians. Ethiopian officials dismissed the claim.
ONLF split into two factions after some of its members signed a pact with Ethiopia last month. The government said the peace deal was aimed at ending 20 years of war with a guerilla faction that has been fighting for liberation of the Ogaden region.
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