By ANDUALEM SISAYMore by this AuthorEthiopian army has taken over the security of the volatile eastern Somali region after heavy fighting over the weekend left an unknown number of civilians dead and thousands displaced. "Officials from the Somali region in Ethiopia have confirmed to us reports of the arrest of Abdi Mohamoud Omar,” ESTV reported. Following uprisings in the region, the army and the federal police were ordered to enter the region to maintain peace at the invitation of the Somali Regional Council, the government said. "They distrusted his reform agenda, concluded he was intent on disrupting the cosy arrangement that allowed the (Somali region) leader untrammelled power," he said. Rights groups have repeatedly accused the Somali regional government led by president Abdi Iley of committing rights abuses.

Source: Ethiopian News August 07, 2018 18:22 UTC