US Top Concern in Africa: the Ogaden Extrajudicial Killings

In an earlier article entitled ‘Ogaden: Litmus Paper for the Kinijit Amhara aspiring tyrants of ‘Ethiopia’’ (http://www.buzzle.com/articles/ogaden-litmus-paper-for-the-kinijit-amhara-aspiring-tyrants-of-ethiopia.html), we referred to the dreadful events that occurred in Babaase on July 24, 2007, in the terrorized and illegally occupied by the Tigray Abyssinian Dictator Meles Zenawi land of Ogaden. We republish the paragraph:

"On July 24th 2007, the Ethiopian armed forces carried out a cold-blood massacre killing the detainees in their custody, in Babaase. Most of the victims were hanged from acacia trees and then shot to ascertain their death. The names of the dead are: Hassan Abdi Abdullahi, Ilmoge Badal Abdi Abdullahi, Hassan Burale Ilmi-Yare, Ali Burale Ilmi-Yare, Ahmed-Gani Guled Ali, Farah Hassan Halonfi, Mrs. Ayan Aw Ali God, Hussien Gahnug and Abdirashid Sheikh Mohamoud. Ridwan Hassan Rage survived but in a critical condition. Qarjaf Haji Osman and Ina Arab Ismail are missing".

As we have just got fresh news and pictures with evidence of the methods employed by Tyrant Zenawi’s thugs and death squads, we make them available online. Hopefully, one of the terrorized victims survived the awful cool-blood massacre, and described in detail the tragic circumstances of the death of the others. Ridwan Hassan Rage, a 15-year-old girl from Babaase, survived, and in the span of three weeks, she recovered, and was photographed in a city in Ogaden. As it is clearly seen in the pictures, the marks of the rope, which was used in the procedure of her hanging, are still visible on her neck.

The event highlights the Abyssinian thugs’ brutality as it is experienced daily in Ogaden that turns out to become the world’s most critical place, a real humanitarian disaster. The comprehensive Report about Human Rights Violations in Ogaden, published on August 8th, by the Ogaden Human Rights Committee, offers plain evidence as regards the crimes perpetrated in Ogaden over the past year; it should be studied carefully by diplomats and NGOs in view of the immediately needed establishment of a UN Facts Finding Committee.

In addition, to the already published (in a series of earlier articles) chapters of the Report’s Introduction and Main Parts, we reproduce in this article the Report’s lists of extrajudicially and peremptorily executed innocent Ogadenis. These lists consist in First Part of the Report’s annexes.

Summary Executions

Article 3 of the UDHR provides that: « Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. » However, many civilians were extrajudicially killed or tortured to death by Ethiopian Security and armed forces without due process of law.

The following list contains the names of individuals, who were extrajudicially killed or tortured to death by Ethiopian armed and security forces in various places from June 30th to July 10th 2007. *Mohamoud was killed with two sons. * Qambi, Dalab and Abdi were elders in their 70s.

Personal names (Place of residence)

Abdi Aw Dahir (Hadha)
Abdi Farah Xodayo)
Abdi Farah Da’oud (Xodayo)
Abdi Farah God (Caleen)
Abdi Farah* (Xodayo)
Abdifatah Ahmed (Qabridaharre)
Abdinur Di’is Hashi (Galadiid)
Abdirizak Ali Abi (Nusdariiq)a
Abdirizak Burla’eg (Bulaale)
Abdiwahab Gurey (Hadha)
Abdi-Wali Gamadid (Qabrdaharre)
Abdulkadir Hared Alaki (Qabridaharre)
Abdullahi Abdi Samatar (Danood)
Abdullahi Ilka-ase (Bulaale)
Abdullahi Jegahir (Xodayo)
Abdullahi Muhumed (Labiga)
Abdullahi Timajad (Labiga)
Adan Aw Yusuf (Karin-Qodhacle)
Ahmed Nassir Adan (Higlaley)
Ahmed Nur Di’is (Qabridaharre)
Ali Abdi Qabile (Bulaale)
Dakhare Mohamoud (Danood)
Dalab Mohamed* (Xodayo)
Deq Muse (Lahelow)
Farah Mohamed (Xodayo)
Fathi Ali Shide (Labiga)
Gafote Adan Bulhan (Higlaley)
Geljir Abdi Gul (Qabridaharre)
Haji Muhumed Abdi (Hadha)
Hassan Mohamed (Xodayo)
Ina Hussien Yusuf (Yoocaale)
Khadar Abdullahi (Karin-Qodhacle)
Khadar Adan (Dhagaxbuur)
Mohamed Abdi Arab (Yoocaale)
Mohamed Adan Bulhan (Qawdheer)
Mohamed Ali Gurey (Awaare)
Mohamed Bihi (Awaare)
Mohamed Jama Ali (Karin-Qodhacle)
Mohamed Omar (Boodhley)
Mohamoud Mohamed* (Labiga)
Muhumed Nur Barre (Warandhaab)
Nur Falug (Bulaale)
Qalinle Muhumed (Hog-Dugaag)
Qambi Dige* (Xodayo)
Qambi Ibrahim (Xodayo)
Sheikh Hassan Mohamed (Labiga)
Yusuf Dige (Xodayo)

Members of Ethiopian armed forces killed Mohamed, a civilian from Bilcil-Lafle, on July 04th 2007. No reason has been given for his murder.

Mohamed Sheikh Muhumed (Bilcil-Lafle)

In Dalaad, Members of Ethiopian armed forces arrested, robbed and then killed him, on June 29th 2007.

Abdi Khalif (Dalaad)

Members of Ethiopian armed forces killed Ahmed, a civilian from Haarcad, on June 28th 2007. No reason was given for his murder.

Ahmed Mohamed Arte (Haarcad)

On June 20th 2007, in Dhagaxbuur, Ethiopian armed forces killed Ina Hussein Dhidar. No justification has been given for his killing.

Ina Hussein Dhidar (Dhagaxbuur)

On June 19th 2007, in Cob alley, Ethiopian armed forces killed a number of civilians including two children. Their houses and properties were looted and burned down.

Asad Yusuf (Coballey)
Farole Abdi (Coballey)
Nur Yusuf (Coballey)
Wayel Abdi (Coballey)

In Qabridaharre, on June 19th 2007, Ethiopian armed forces killed him in broad daylight. No justification was given for his murder.

Abdulkadir Hared Alaki (Qabridaharre)

On June 12th 2007, in Qabridaharre, they were killed by Ethiopian armed forces.

Abdiwali Sheikh Hirsi (Qabridaharre)
Omar Islan (Qabridaharre)

Jawhar Yusuf, a pastoralist, from Bukudhabo, was killed by Ethiopian armed forces, on 10th June 2007. No reason has been given for his murder.

Jawhar Yusuf (Bukudhabo)

In Gabagabo, on June 05th 2007, Ethiopian armed forces killed them, without due process of law.

Daqane Hassan (Gabagabo)
Mohamed Hassan Ibrahim (Gabagabo)

On June 01st 2007, in Ku-Naso, Shilaabo area, the following two nomads were tortured and killed by members of Ethiopian armed forces.

Ali Awale (Ku-Naso)
Qorane Hassan (Ku-Naso)

In Gaalkacyo, Somalia, on May 05th 2007, Ethiopian armed forces killed them.

Gurey Abdullahi Tarabi (Gaalkacyo)
Khadar Hassan Tamin (Gaalkacyo)

On 24th April 2007, in Lahelow, Ethiopian troops killed him, without due process of law.

Guled Mohamed Sheikh (Lahelow)

On April 03rd 2007, in Qabridaharre, Ethiopian Armed forces tortured to death Burale Omar Gas. No reason has been given for his murder

Burale Omar Gas (Qabridaharre)

In Jiiqda, Iimey Galbeed, members of Ethiopian armed forces tortured and then killed him.

Farah Mag (Jiiqda)

From August 12th to December 26th 2006, Ethiopian armed forces summarily executed them without due process of law.

Abdi Hujale (Kurtun)
Abdullahi Hassan Nur (Qabridaharre)
Abdullahi Osman (Fiiq)
Ayanle Sofe (Burqayar)
Bashir Hussein (Jigjiga)
Bashir Jiqale Gelle (Caado)
Dagaweyne Mohamoud Tuke (Kurtun)
Farah Sheikh Ibrahim (Caado)
Ina Muqadin Abdi (Sallaxaad)
Mahabo Sheikh Abdullahi (Sallaxaad)
Mohamed Ali Mohamoud (Dhagaxbuur)
Mohamed Nur Sulub (Qudhac-Maydal)
Shafi Mohamed (Burqayar)
Sheikh Dayib Sheikh Ahmed (Heeladheere)
Wali Amadin (Galaalshe)

On July 09th 2006, in Qabridaharre, Yabalu, Haar-Cadey and Barmiilka, Ethiopian government forces killed them in separate incidents. No reason was given for their murder.

Abdulkadir Khalus (Yabalu)
Ardo Ahmed (Qabridaharre)
Gama’ Mohamed Dahir (Haar-Cadey)
Qorane Sahane Muhumed (Barmiilka)

From the 11th to 24th of June 2006, Ethiopian government forces summarily executed without due process of law the following individuals, in Miir-Khaliif, Ceelweyne and Yoocaale.

Abdullahi Mohamed Afi (Ceelweyne)
Fadumo Aw Said (Yoocaale)
Ibrahim Muhumed Aw Nur (Yoocaale)
Mohamoud Muhumed Omar (Yoocaale)
Shino Mohamed (Miir-Khaliif)

In Laanqayrta, On May 05th 2006, Ethiopian forces killed Ali Kaydsane. No reason was given for his murder.

Ali Gabgable (Laanqayrta)
Ali Kaydsane (Laanqayrta)