Ogaden rebels says killing 250 Ethiopian troops

22 October 2007 — Battles continued for a second day yesterday near
Wardheer in Ogaden with TPLF regime casualties rising to over 250
killed and an unconfirmed number wounded. 12 Military
vehicles which had been part of a TPLF regime counter
offensive and dispatched from Qabri-Dahar were
destroyed. Thus far, 13 TPLF regime officers including
a Colonel and a Captain have been killed in battles
around Wardheer during the last two days. The ONLF has
in its possession the military ID’s of many of those
officers. ONLF casualties have been light
given the scope of the engagements.

The TPLF regime counter-offensive against ONLF forces
began at mid-day yesterday 21st October with TPLF
regime troops attacking ONLF forces at 5 different
locations near Wardheer. The counter-offensive
involved nearly 1,500 TPLF regime troops in the
theater.

ONLF forces have repulsed the counter offensive and
have now surrounded a large number of TPLF regime
troops in the area near Wardheer. These surrounded
troops are being urged to surrender with guarantees
that they will not be harmed if they do so.

Any surrendering troops who wish to join the armed
forces of organizations allied to the ONLF such as the
Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Sidama Liberation Front
(SLF) or Ethiopian Peoples Patriotic Front (EPPF) will
be transferred to those organizations.

Battles near Wardheer are expected to continue in the
coming days and the ONLF will provide further
information as appropriate.

Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)
Military Operations Command Centre (MOCC)

OGADEN

Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)