Ethiopia: army claims killing around 100 Ogaden rebels

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ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - Ethiopian officers on Friday claimed their forces had killed some 100 rebels in the Ogaden region over the past month where its forces are cracking down on insurgents, state media reported.

Government troops had also captured hundreds of rebel Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) fighters, state-owned Ethiopian television reported. They had been regrouping in the Lander area of southeast Ogaden. The army operation started on October 17.

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