ONLF Press Release: Response to A False Accusation
The claim by the website, Somalilandpress, which fabricated baseless allegation that ONLF fighters killed several civilian traders from Hargeisa, is not based on facts. The concocted story continues further to say that ONLF carried out this act because it was angry with people from Northern Somalia’s relationship with Ethiopia.
The Ogaden National Liberation Front regards all Somalis as brethren and does not hold any grudges against any groups from Somalia despite many transgressions by some Somali warlords against the Somali people from Ogaden and their legitimate struggle for total emancipation. The Somali people in the Ogaden and the Somalis in North Somalia share a common heritage, kinship and economic ties that benefit both peoples. It is our conviction that these mischievous acts will not affect the relationship between the two brotherly peoples as the agents of the TPLF regime from Ethiopia try to destroy their peaceful coexistence.
The raison d’être for ONLF’s struggle is to emancipate the Somalis in Ogaden regardless of clan, believe or affiliation and there is no reason why it should target parts of its own people. Any entity or group trying to sow conflict and division among the Somali sub-clans in the Ogaden will fail. People with this attitude should know that this outmoded logic will benefit no one and they will be held responsible for unnecessary consequences of their machinations.
It is not simple thing to forget that the practice of continuous rendition of people from Ogaden who seek safety and security in Hargeisa to please Meles and his henchmen. Hence it is no wander if such paid stooges and their sympathisers, such as, Somalilanderpress redouble their efforts to tarnish the name of ONLF and incite hatred among the people of both sides of the border.
Finally the Somali people of the Ogaden wish peace and stability for all Somalis in Somalia and hope this will be reciprocated.
- Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)
ethiopia are wolves eating innocent ppl killing , torturing, jailing, and raping our girls we will never tolerate what ethiopia are doing in ogaden if we are ogaden ppl, and the ONLF will never target civilians they are freedom fighters, ogaden ppl and the northern somalia ppl (somaliland ) are brothers/sisters but everyday riyale and his group collecting the ppl in hargaysa exporting to addis ababa ogaden and northern somalia are same they both somali same language same culture and same religion but they are seeking from addis ababa government some recognize. that is shame while you are seeking some recognition of collecting ogaden shoes in hargaysa you will never succeed so please let the ogaden and somaliland ppl be brothers/sisters
thanks
ethiopia are wolves eating innocent ppl killing , torturing, jailing, and raping our girls we will never tolerate what ethiopia are doing in ogaden if we are ogaden ppl, and the ONLF will never target civilians they are freedom fighters, ogaden ppl and the northern somalia ppl (somaliland ) are brothers/sisters but everyday riyale and his group collecting the ppl in hargaysa exporting to addis ababa ogaden and norther somalia are same they both somali same language same culture and same religion but they are seeking from addis ababa government some recognize. that is shame while you are seeking some recognition of collecting ogaden shoes in hargaysa you will never succeed so please let the ogaden and somaliland ppl be brothers/sisters
thanks
Dear ONLF Rep.
Your words do not match the actual deeds you guys do on the ground.How many times have your group burned goods and Trucks of Innocent civiian coming from Somaliland just they happened to be fron a particular clan?
Sir, if you really believe what you write, how comes you have hard time to acknowlege the existance of Somaliland?. Stop calling us Somalia, we are the people of Somaliland.
Action speak far more louder than words, specially when u have history of perpitrating similar actions on civilians conducting commerce. If you trully believe that there is shared heritage and kingship between our two peoples as Somalilanders do, live up to its true meaning, If some of your groups and many of its supporters who are given shelter, peace and security attempt to create mischief in Somaliland and engage in actions that undermine its security and damages the peaceful coexistence with its neighbors including your archenemy Ethiopia, they will be apprehended and appropriately dealt with in the proper avenue (ie court of law).
Why don't you come out with your true intentions without insultning the intelligence of the Somaliland people by incinuating that their government rounds up innocent Ogaden people and throws them to the Ethiopian Wolves. If this fabrication was true why wouldn't the innocent Ogaden people were not thrown to the Ethiopians wolves earlier or long ago since the time Somaliland regained its independence. Why did they continued to host them and extend peace and security unto their brothers/sisters. You know the threats Somaliland tries to pre-empt are neither imagined nor concocted. They are real and You, yourself is fully aware of the Recent October Bombings, the past murders of innocent foreign teachers all of which took place in Somaliland's capital and etc, etc. Despite this horrific occurrences, the Somaliland government urged calm and its security forces stayed unrufled and conducted thourough investigations without jumping to conclusions, something even President Bush forgot to do in the heat of his country's painful moments with terrorism, therefore; sparing unnecessary hardship to those other brothers and sisters who hail from the South who were simply seeking peace and security. The perpetrators were caught and brought to justice in courts of law unlike your organization that kills and mammes innocent civilians doing business and commerce that sometime even benefits the people u claim to be fighting for as you, yourself indicated and dispense justice at the barrel of guns as you see fit.
Please don't insult our intelligence by continuing to undermine the existence of Somaliland by calling it something that crumbled long ago and will never be again (Somalia), be honest with yourself and tell us what trully led to this unnecesary incident and how it can be prevented in the future. You don't sound sincere. Your words/commments betray your true intentions.
I have sympathy to the people of Somali west and I do agree 100% to fight against their enemy, however, burning the trucks and killing the innocent people is not acceptable. At the same time, denying the existence of Somaliland is another obstacle to your straggle therefore it needs to accept the reality and work with it.
ill make this short and sweet.
OGADENIS if you not carefull you'll have two enemies in the ogadenia Somaliland and Ethiopia.When the bullets start Flying they will be No mercy. as you allready WEAk it wont take much to take your land ,women and dignity.
So my Advice 2 tha Dummie Ogadenis-Watch your Step.
Somaliland First
Ogadens are joke, they wanted to sound so furious and mad at Somalilandpress, but even Somalilandpress made mockery of them and published their little "press release" that meant to hurt Somalilandpress.
Your joke, no one will take you serious, bunch of bushmen.
As always have been somalilanders are fun of insulting even to their Allah. So it is not a surprise to me such foolosh words from someone who thinks he has everything when he has nothing. Think of what unites the somali people and see where they are. If any one thinks that somaliland or puntland or banadirlan or any other land is free from ethiopia then he is either child or fool.
Barbarawi
Sir, if you are hoping Somaliland will unite with other Somalia and fight a united front war against Ethiopia for you, you are a fool.
Keep on dreaming!
Obsiye no need to fight for any one but for yourselve and the for the degnity of your people and country. If you dislike Somali its upto you, but think twice. may be your mother or a lot of your family tree are somalis. Miraqaanka waa muddo gaaban but face the reality.
I would like to replay first to sharmarke i am not going to insult you or be rude to you but i think you live in a dream first for you to came up with somebody who thinks they have everything but have nothing. i think you know who have nothing it your people who coused the last war with ethiopia for to be free in 1977 thousands of people died trying to free you while most of those people were from what is now somaliland your people were with the ethiopian goverment been spies
and informorming on the people who was fighting for you. secondly the press statement by the rag tag militia they are the ones who destroying their people while some ogaden people are working with the ethiopian goverment trying to bring inprovement to their people, the ones who are un educated are trying to keep there people in a primitive way of life. i just want to ask you it not just ogadens that lives in the region you cliam to be ogaden,i think you will find out you in the minorty of all the somalis who lives in what you claimed to ogadenia.secondly what have you achieved in fighting over forthy years nothing apart from burning view trucks who bringing goods to your people
and isolating yourself from the somali speaking people in that region.