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The ONLF was established in and claims Ethiopia is an occupying force as the area is inhabited by many ethnic Somalis.

Its armed wing, lead by Ogaden national army waged an insurgency against the Ethiopian government from to The ONLF, established in , demanded for the autonomy of this region and began an insurgency in aimed at Ethiopian forces in the area, which the government considers a region under the new federal system. Supporters of the ONLF generally aspire to create an independent, sovereign Somali-majority state consisting primarily of what is now Ethiopia's Somali Region. ONLF supporters generally refer to the entire area of this future state as Ogaden or Ogadenia even though the name is controversial among some groups because of its clan-affiliation. The ONLF ostensibly exists to allow the inhabitants of Ethiopia's Somali Region the ability to freely determine their own future and has thus has taken few public positions with regards to how a future state of Ogadenia would be administered. That said, the ONLF has fostered the creation of a national consciousness among Ethiopia's Somali inhabitants by adopting a national flag for Ogadenia and promoting an Ogaden national anthem, Qaran before the adoption of Qaran , the Ogaden national anthem used by some separatists was Abab.

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Its armed wing, lead by Ogaden national army waged an insurgency against the Ethiopian government from to The ONLF, established in , demanded for the autonomy of this region and began an insurgency in aimed at Ethiopian forces in the area, which the government considers a region under the new federal system. Supporters of the ONLF generally aspire to create an independent, sovereign Somali-majority state consisting primarily of what is now Ethiopia's Somali Region. ONLF supporters generally refer to the entire area of this future state as Ogaden or Ogadenia even though the name is controversial among some groups because of its clan-affiliation. The ONLF ostensibly exists to allow the inhabitants of Ethiopia's Somali Region the ability to freely determine their own future and has thus has taken few public positions with regards to how a future state of Ogadenia would be administered.

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Abdirahman Mahdi. House of Federation House of Peoples' Representatives. Recent elections Presidential: Politics of Ethiopia Political parties Elections. Toggle limited content width. ONLF supporters generally refer to the entire area of this future state as Ogaden or Ogadenia even though the name is controversial among some groups because of its clan-affiliation. Over the early 's the ONLF's military capabilities expanded and the organization began stepping up attacks against Ethiopian military positions in the Ogaden, with a significant escalation in armed conflict occurring during Following the Ogaden War , many supporters of the Western Somali Liberation Front WSLF became disillusioned with the organizations increasing reliance on Mogadishu and were frustrated by international portrayals of the struggle in the Ogaden as merely a border matter between Ethiopia and Somalia. This would lay the foundation for an organized and cohesive organization. It was also noted that the organization only possessed a small military wing. Alliance for Freedom and Democracy. The New York Times. That said, the ONLF has fostered the creation of a national consciousness among Ethiopia's Somali inhabitants by adopting a national flag for Ogadenia and promoting an Ogaden national anthem, Qaran before the adoption of Qaran , the Ogaden national anthem used by some separatists was Abab. The white star represents the commitment and unity of the people. Following the attack, Al-Itihaad quickly regrouped and declared a jihad against the Ethiopian military presence in the region.

Before most of Ogaden was part of Ethopia's Hararghe province. The other names sometimes used for this area are Haud or Hawd. The region is an arid area, and encompasses the desolate plain between the border of Somalia and Ethiopia, extending towards the eastern Ethiopian Highlands where larger cities like Harar and Dire Dawa are located.

Ogaden National Liberation Front. Another ONLF unit struck in the district of Lahelow near the Ethiopia-Somalia border, reportedly targeting members of the Isma'il Gum'adle sub-clan, twelve of whom were slain. In April , the Ethiopian government imposed a total commercial trade embargo on the war-affected area of the Somali Region the Fiq , Degehabur , Gode , Korahe , and Werder Zones , where the Ogadeni Somali live , prohibiting all commercial truck movement in the region and across the border into Somalia , as well as the free movement of livestock by foot. Retrieved Significantly he also brought the organization out of diplomatic isolation by forging connections regionally and internationally. The organization was immediately banned by the government of Siad Barre. This would lay the foundation for an organized and cohesive organization. Foreign relations. Tony Burton of Flags Australia recently helped some Ogaden people in Sydney to obtain hand-wavers of this flag for their 30th anniversary commemoration. In , the organization held its second conference where a new leader, Admiral Mohamed Omar Osman, was elected. London: Telegraph Media Group. Italiano: Bandiera dell' Ogaden , regione dell' Etiopia.