Woyanne masses troops in Ogaden

Ogaden, Eastern Ethiopia ETHIOPIA (Garowe Online) – Several of civilian and commercial vehicles are stuck along the Somali-Ethiopian border following deadly battles between Woyanne regime troops and ONLF fighters in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia, Radio Garowe reports.

The fighting in Mustahil district, in eastern Ethiopia’s Somali-inhabited region, killed at least 25 people and wounded scores last week.

In response, the Woyanne army deployed hundreds of troops backed by military trucks to the area along the border near Somalia’s Hiran region, local sources reported.

Commercial truck drivers who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed that the movement of civilian and commercial vehicles has come to a standstill, as Woyanne soldiers prepare to engage ONLF fighters.

Woyanne troops also cut off an important road that links Mustahil district to Fer Fer district, which serves as a major Woyanne army base and a crucial point for civilian and commercial traffic traveling between Ethiopia and Somalia.

The Woyanne regime has not commented on the ongoing military operations.

Woyanne troops have been accused of committing war crimes against ethnic Somalis in the vast Ogaden region.