ESAT News (June 19, 2016)
The Ethiopian regime has deployed troops in the border town of Balho, inside the Djibouti territory to closely watch the armed resistance groups in the Afar region of Ethiopia.
According to a report filed by the African Intelligence, the troops, headed by a colonel, were at least 150 and will watch over the armed groups in Afar opposing the Ethiopian regime.
The report said the deployment of the troops was aimed at launching an offensive against the armed groups in Afar.
The Afari armed groups in Ethiopia and Djibouti have, in a number of occasions, engaged Ethiopian regime troops in gun battle.
The Afaris have recently held captives several heavy duty trucks carrying freight from the port of Djibouti to Ethiopia.
The deployment of the troops have increased tensions in the already volatile region of Afar.
ESAT News (June 16, 2016)
Unknown assailants have killed seven intelligence operatives of the Ethiopian regime in the last four months, according to sources.
Three of the operatives: Zewdu Teklemariam, Sisay and Elias were intelligence operation coordinators for the Ethiopian regime in Somalia and the sources said their death could have an impact on the war against Al Shabaab.
Zewdu Teklemariam (alias Mohammed Oumer), Sisay (alias Khalid Ousman) and Elias (alias Teklay Woldegiorgis) were shot and killed in the towns of Harar, Adama and Debrezeit, creating panic among the security and military.
The operatives were working under Debretsion Gebremichael, the deputy prime minister who oversee matters of security and intelligence.
In addition, Temesgen, Kassa Gidey, Seid Shire and Gocha were also shot and killed by assailants.
Critics wonder if the killings were due to an infight within the security or an attack from outside forces yet not known to the regime.
The seven security operatives were members of the TPLF, the handful of Tigrayan clique ruling the nation of over a hundred million. Operatives belonging to other ethnic groups were put behind bars suspected of being the perpetrators of the killings.