From: Berhane Habtemariam (Berhane.Habtemariam@gmx.de)
Date: Wed Dec 16 2009 - 10:16:04 EST
Somalia: ONLF Warns Oil Searching Companies
16 December 2009
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Somalia - The officials of the Ogaden National Front (ONLF) guerillas have
warned the oil searching companies operating in the Somali region under the
Ethiopian control, official told Shabelle radio on Tuesday.
Hussein Mohamed Nor, head of the information affairs of the Guerillas said
in an interview with Shabelle radio that they would suggest the foreign
companies to halt continuing oil searching operations in the region.
Mr. Hussein Nor said that there is fighting between the people of the region
and the Ethiopian troops reiterating the call of warning that the companies
to halt plans they want to get and produce oil from the region or else they
would take the responsibility of any consequences.
"We are informing the companies to be away from funding their money to the
region or else they will take the responsibility. Fighting continues there.
You know so what coerces you to intervene it?" Mr. Hussein said.
The officials of ONLF said that their troops attacked more than 9 Ethiopian
military stations in the region saying that they took over whole positions
they assaulted adding that they had seen a companies those were searching
oil in the region whom he said that they ordered to halt their operations.
On the other hand he said that it was unfortunate and sorrowful thing that
some of the Arab countries to deny the problems against humanity committing
by the Ethiopian government in the region.
Mr. Hussein said that several Arab counties like Saudi Arabia and Algeria to
support Ethiopia for its intimidations against the Somali people in the
Somali region under the Ethiopian control pointing out that the Somali
ambassador in Switzerland had also himself congratulated and supported
Ethiopia for massacring the people in the region.
The statement of ONLF's head of information Mr. Hussein Mohamed Nor comes as
the oil searching companies operating in the region denied recently that
whole areas they were working were taken over by the Ogaden Liberation Front
(ONF) guerillas fighting against the Ethiopian troops.
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