Over 1,740 former soldiers of the former rebel group, the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has joined Ethiopian army. The elders of the Somali community in Jigjiga ad officials of the Somali region have witnessed when the 1,740 former ONLF fighters joined Ethiopian force on Friday. The decision came after the Group agreed to stop arms struggle accepting the call of the reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia to to abandon the arms struggle and pursue their political discourse peacefully. Deputy President of Somali Region of Ethiopia Mustafa Mohamed has made welcoming speech expressing his happiness for the Group has accepted the call of the government and decided to end the arms struggle. ONLF is one of the many rebel groups, which have decided to end arms struggle with Ethiopian regime and advance their political agenda peacefully.

Source: Ethiopian News February 09, 2019 09:00 UTC