Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia
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Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia | |
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Leaders | Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa Syed Samir Jiisa |
Dates of operation | 1985 – 1987 |
Active regions | East Hararghe Zone, Oromia Ethiopia |
Ideology | Oromo self-determination |
Allies | State allies
Non-state allies |
Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents
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The Islamic Front for Liberation of Oromia (abbreviated IFLO) was an Oromo-based political and paramilitary organization founded in 1985 by its Commander in Chief, Sheikh Abdulkarim Ibrahim Hamid, otherwise known as Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa.
The group was politically and militarily based in eastern Ethiopia, controlling portions of the countryside in the eastern highlands and around
Conflicts
Apart from its armed insurgency against the
On January 18, 1992, two leaders of the IFLO, Sheikh
The home of Ato Mehammed Chello in Addis Ababa was converted into a prison for three days, from September 25 through 27 1993. A group of armed persons belonging to EPRDF occupied the home, alleging that Ato Mehammed has hidden certain individuals they were looking for and demanding to know their whereabouts. Ato Mehammed and three other men were tied tightly with ropes and beaten in front of their family members. The rope with which their hands were tied and the beating has caused severe damage to their bodies.
Ato Mehammed Chello was a member of the Central Committee of IFLO and once a member of the Council of Representatives of the TGE.
Tesfaye Deressa and Bekele Mekonnen of Urji newspaper were charged in December 1995 with "publishing false information and disseminating it internationally" in connection with their report of a military communique by the OLF and IFLO.
After withdrawing from the TGE and boycotting the
In a 1994 interview with an Arabic-language paper made available by An-Najah Blogs, Sheikh Abdulkarim claimed that the mujahideen controlled 24,000 km2, predominantly in the East Hararghe Zone, and were carrying out commando operations against EPRDF targets.
Links and References
- Fidohome.org Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Osar.ch[permanent dead link]
- Isic-centre.org
- Dosfan.lib.uic.edu Archived 2006-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
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- Google search
- Blogs.najah.edu
References
- ^ Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East, by Jamie Stokes and Anthony Gorman, at Google Books