{"id":426934,"date":"2023-01-03T10:36:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/?p=426934"},"modified":"2023-01-04T03:28:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T08:28:11","slug":"ethiopian-army-claims-recapture-of-7-localities-from-ola-rebels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/426934","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopian army claims recapture of 7 localities from OLA rebels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #050505;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) on Tuesday claimed it has recaptured seven localities in southern Oromia region from Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #050505;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In a Facebook post, the ENDF stated a joint force formed to destroy OLA has managed to recapture from the rebels seven localities in southern Oromia region bordering Southern region. The statement didn\u2019t specify which are the other components of the joint force apart from the ENDF.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #050505;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The ENDF statement further said the joint government forces are currently conducting extermination operations against OLA in West Guji, East Guji and Borena zones of Southern Oromia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #050505;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">While the two year old northern Ethiopia war seems to have come to an end at least for now, with the November 2022 Pretoria and Nairobi peace agreements, the largely hidden war in Ethiopia\u2019s largest region, Oromia has started to get more local and international attention.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #050505;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In recent months, reports of deadly drone strikes, civilian massacres, urban battles and general humanitarian crisis in large parts of Oromia region have come out despite extensive communication blackout, reporting restriction and the general insecurity in restive areas. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #050505;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">While, the war between Ethiopian government aligned forces and the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF) seems to have been concluded with a peace agreement, the war in Oromia region seems set to continue, with neither the government nor the OLA rebels showing indications of preparation for a peaceful solution.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) on Tuesday claimed it has recaptured seven localities in southern Oromia region from Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels. In a Facebook post, the ENDF stated a joint force formed to destroy OLA has managed to recapture from the rebels seven localities in southern Oromia region bordering Southern region. 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