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The Oromo Liberation Front statement on the Invasion of Wallo Oromo Civilians by the
\nGovernment of PP and the Amhara Regional State.
\nOLF Statement- April 21, 2022<\/p>\n
The OLF believes that the government of Prosperity Party (PP) of Ethiopia led by Dr. Abiy Ahmed is
\nguided by the \u2018Menelik II Revival ideology and Project\u2019 from its inception. This involves encouraging
\nterritorial expansion of the chauvinist groups and undermining and shrinking the borders of other
\noppressed nations and nationalities of Ethiopia. In this destructive ideology, the government of PP is
\nquelling all dissent in the oppressed peoples and expanding the territorial expansion of the ruling group.
\nIn this process most of the Amhara Region bordering nations and nationalities such as Oromia,
\nBenishangul Gumuz and Tigray regional states are victims. Particularly the Oromia region is attacked
\nfrom many directions including North, East and West and is constantly invaded by this government
\nsponsored expansionist groups. Most Regional Militias of Prosperity Party affiliated regional governments
\nand Eritrean Army are permanently involved in this nonstop devastating war in the last three years and
\nhalf.
\nAlthough the war and systematic killings of civilians and expansionist campaigns had been underway for
\nthe last three and half years, since Dr Abiy came to power, the current Wallo Oromos civilians\u2019 killings
\nand displacement is outrageous. Currently, Amhara regional state, in collaboration with central
\ngovernment, is waging widespread war on Wallo Oromo civilians. As we speak the Wallo Oromo civilians
\nincluding children and elderly are under Mob attack by the government backed terrorist groups known as
\nAmhara Fano, Amhara Militias, and associated groups. The killings of Wallo Oromo civilians are
\nethnically targeted and indiscriminate; aimed to uproot the civilian farmers from their lands by burning
\ntheir homes, destroying their properties, taking livestock, and looting individual belongings.
\nThe fact that this aggression is intensified during the Ramadan fasting month demonstrates the cruelty
\nand sinister motive of the regime on power on Wollo Oromo. The ruling group is undermining the Muslim
\nreligion of which the majority of Wallo Oromos belongs and killing innocent civilians while they are fasting.
\nIt also demonstrates the principle on which the Ethiopian Empire was built, i.e., one language, one
\nreligion, one country.
\nIn addition, the Ethiopian regime has intensified the war of aggression in other Oromia regions by
\ndeploying more than 80,000 Ethiopian National Defense Force, Republican Guard, Eritrean Troops,
\nAmhara Militias, Amhara Fano terrorist group. The military is burning civilian homes along with their
\nlivelihoods including homes, livestock, grains, and crops with a war of attrition designed to drive Oromo
\nchildren and families from their land. Therefore, the OLF strongly denounces this act of aggression and
\nwould like to:
\n1. Call the immediate withdrawal of these invading forces from the Wallo region. We would like to stress
\nthat the Government of PP led by Dr. Abiy Ahmed who has organized and deployed these terrorist
\ngroups is accountable for killings and destruction in Wallo. OLF would again like to emphasize that
\nexpanding conflicts among peoples has far reaching consequences on peace, security, and co\u0002existence of the Ethiopian peoples and severely damage Ethiopia as a country.
\n2. Call the Amhara armed groups, the Amhara regional state and particularly the Amhara Elites to
\nrefrain from their expansionist motives. Particularly we demand Amhara Militias and Fano to stop
\nthis territorial expansion dream that has affected hundreds of thousands of lives of civilians and
\ndamage the peaceful co-existence of the Amhara people with other nations and peoples of
\nEthiopia.
\n3. Again, demand the withdrawal of Eritrean foreign troops from Oromia and ask the Eritrean people
\nto denounce such intervention by the Eritrean government as these affects the future relations of
\nOromia and Eritrea.
\n4. Call the regional states and Militias of oppressed nations and nationalities who are involved in
\nChauvinist groups expansion campaign to stop their involvement in this conflict. We particularly
\nwould advise the Afar Militias, Somali Militias, and Southern Nationalities Militias to withdraw their
\ninvolvement in this campaign. The regional governments of these states take the responsibility of
\nthe unwanted consequences that might follow if this continuous.
\nFinally, we call up Wallo Oromo to stand in unison in this difficult time to defend your homes, families,
\nand property from the aggressors. We also, call up on the wider Oromo community and Oromia citizens
\ninside and outside the country stand with your brothers and sisters in Wollo. The Oromo people and
\nOromia citizens inside the country to stand in solidarity with Wallo Oromo with whatever means you can.
\nWe ask the Oromo people abroad to support the Wallo Oromo in campaigning, being voice for them as
\nwell as in mobilizing resources to reach out your brothers and sisters affected in Wallo region.
\nOnce more we appeal to the international community and international human rights organizations to put
\npressure on the Ethiopian ruling group to stop gross human rights violations and protracted war to stay
\nin power at the cost of human lives and destruction of the country.
\nVictory to the Masses!
\nOromo Liberation Front
\nApril 21, 2022
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