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In Pictures: Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) fighters in southern Ethiopia
Credit - reuters
Oromo Liberation Army (OLA)

In Pictures: Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) fighters in southern Ethiopia

Reuters photojournalists captured pictures of Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) fighters in southern Ethiopia near the border town of Moyale. According to the group’s leaders, its mission is to lead “the national liberation struggle of the Oromo people against the Abyssinian colonial rule.”

The OLF, which has offices in Washington D.C. and Oromo supporters worldwide, says it has a strong anti-terrorism policy and it would go “an extra mile in search of peaceful resolution of the political crisis” in Ethiopia. Oromo is the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia and nearly one million Oromos also live in northern Kenya.

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Added: October 01, 2010. 12:03 AM GMT
little mind is danger.
some one say abissinia coleny .it is you land ethiopia ? you have to know history first we think we gonna sleep and give you that land kkkkk.you better stop ethnic hate we are in 21 century learn more about world.like you we can teach you any thing from fight to peace.
ethio lover
Added: November 17, 2009. 12:56 PM GMT
mr
you people are doing an amazing job. I must be proud of you in any form of shape. i could n't be able to believe my eyes i have had a conventional armey which fantasticaly represent me as well as oromo people.

oromia shall be free.
Anonymous
Added: November 09, 2009. 04:09 PM GMT
koomii
nuti dukatti hin yoo isin nuuf sochootan
jima university
dhugaasaa
Added: September 05, 2009. 04:42 PM GMT
Keep laughing
Any one doubting these people are hugely arrogant..in 1961 eritrean started with 6 people carrying an old rusty rifle and habesh in addis were laughing at the idea..30 years later with 100,000 of the strongest hard battled fighetrs in africa not only freed they eritrea but their 2nd tank division and 20,000 troops including the commando division rolled into addis and stayed for 4 years till 1995 under the pretext of "keeping ethiopia from falling into chaos",i see the same thing here making fun of these fighers by the same new habesh generation id take one fighter with a pure soul than 1000 fighter who would drop their weapons upon a battle,oromo are more than 40 million and if the eritreans are indeed training them habesh really gotta watch out becuase this could be the end of ethiopia in much less time than the previous "seperation" in 1991 and you could bet your life it wont be addis anymore but finfinne.Keep laughing because when they get bigger and stronger at that stage your plea and tears wont undo your arrogance mark my words.
freedom lover
Added: August 05, 2009. 11:16 PM GMT
This never lead us any where
I am an ethiopian citizen my Father is oromo my mom is Amara, we are 5 sisters and brothers. Please let don't we be blinds and send our brothers and sisters to die for a cause which might take hundred of years but the outcome is one more destrution and death nothing else. We have to know that there are many people out there by the name of the Oromo people they built there dreams and reachness. Enough is enough.
Anonymous
Added: August 03, 2009. 06:27 AM GMT
we all OLF
we love our freedom fighters.. i feel sorry for Habasha both Enemy the only thing you can do is attack attack that will tell us you are Oromos Enemy. we Loovveee OOOLLLFFF they fight for Oromos NOT for Habasha. Oromia will be free soon.
Anonymous
Added: July 31, 2009. 02:40 AM GMT
look here real olf
here go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1pqpd1a27k
Anonymous
Added: July 30, 2009. 08:09 PM GMT
Nefxagna getting scared
How does it matter whether they are 30 fighters or 3? Don't you know an organized 10 commandos can take over a country? Beside you don't start struggle by 10,000 or so flok it always stars by few, 9 or 10 commited fighers. The rest will be encoporated under way. Nafxi nifxi Na'izi. Eat dirt.
Abba Koorma
Added: July 30, 2009. 05:33 PM GMT
Ollaa Oolaa

If these militia do belong to the OLF we do not know, it should be re-verified and authenticated, to be credited and supported. We cannot trust Reuter source alone, it is a buisness organization working for money pofit also. If not, the pictures can be a primeval picture from the primeval OLF.

Anonymous
Added: July 30, 2009. 04:59 PM GMT
TIME TO DECLARE THE END OF OLF AS ORGANIZATION
hey guys, what is going on here?? is this all of the oromo liberation fighters?? PLEASE STOP JOKING!!!
oh my God, i can't stop laughing!!!! loooooooooooool
so OLF has just 30 "troops" in kenya border? wow, i feel bad for them!!! they should declare its over now

I DON'T HATE OLF
actually i prefer the OLF "majority" tribalism over the TPLF minority tribalism. but i feeel really sad!!!


remember the rebels in SRI LANKA still have a few dozen "fighters" in the bushes but that is because the country is small. and the rebels have declared it over.

but ethiopai is a big big country with very open borders but all OLF has left is 30 troops?? is this a joke?? PLEASE PLEASE DECLARE THE END OF THE OLF ORGANIZATION SO THAT WOYANE DOES NOT FIND EXCUSE TO PERSECUTE AND IMPRISON INNOCENT OROMOS IN THE NAME OF OLF.

REALLY DOES OLF LEADERSHIP IN AMERICA CARE ABOUT OROMO PEOPLE?? if it DOES, it should not put innocent oromos in harms way!!!

BE HUMANE!!!!
BMW
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