Hundreds Of OLF Militants Arrested
January 17 2019
Ethiopian security forces have arrested 835 armed members of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), reports the state Fana Broadcasting Corp.
The fighters were arrested in western Oromia, near the border with Benishangul Gumuz state, the military command responsible for preventing conflict between western Benishangul Gumuz and Oromia states said on Wednesday.
The raid focused on OLF members believed to be behind a spate of crimes in western Oromia.
The OLF members were detained on...
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