Hiiraan Online

According to aid agencies and local sources, the Ethiopian occupation forces have committed the worst atrocities imaginable in a barbaric world where rules of engagement and accountability are virtually absent. The absence of accountability has apparently contributed to such behaviour.

 See (Human rights watch, 8/07;U.N. humanitarian office report): “human rights abuses committed by the Ethiopian troops include arbitrary arrests, summary executions, looting, pillaging, targeting hospitals and bombardment of populated neighbourhoods” to quote one of the numerous reports.

Oblivious of aid organization reports and appeals to stop the carnage in Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia, the Ethiopians intensified the ruthless campaign against defenceless civilians causing huge suffering and death. So, Mogadishu was reduced to a ghost town largely inhabited by the occupying forces, the insurgents and cats!

Now, the tide changes in favour of the liberation forces of Somalia. The inevitable consequences of a bitter entrenched warfare in a hostile environment is adversely affecting the Ethiopians- the relentless and constant suicide raids by the Somali fighters, the insomnia, the trauma, the logistical nightmares and …./

For the first time during the occupation, the Ethiopian troops in Somalia are beginning to feel the heat! The ferocity and intensity of the insurgent attacks, their determination and will have stunned the enemy.

 In Mogadishu, the hunters are being hunted and pinned down in heavily fortified trenches which look like pressure cookers in the scorching sun; out of desperation, they respond with savage artillery barrage which serves for no military purpose.

 Outside the capital, the two major artery routes connecting the capital to the strategic Hiiran and Bay regions are controlled by the fighters, cutting supply lines and reinforcements. Hiiraan and Bay, two crucial regions, spin out of control.

Many analysts believe that if this trend continues, a military debacle will be inevitable, ending the wild dreams of imperial Ethiopia to annex the seaports of Somalia and probably pave the way for lasting reconciliation. That is why any future peace keeping mission to Somalia should have the endorsements of all stakeholders in Somalia!