2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden

Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden
	Part of the Insurgency in Ogaden
	; Ogaden rebels filmed in an Al-Jazeera report.
Date	June 2007 – May 2008
Location	Somali Region, Ethiopia
Result	Indecisive; Both sides claim victory
Belligerents
Ethiopia	ONLF
Commanders and leaders
Girma Wolde-Giorgis; Meles Zenawi	Unknown
Casualties and losses
375 killed (Ethiopian claim); 950 killed (ONLF claim)	~500 killed (Ethiopian claim)
	Civilian casualties:; <1,000 killed

The 2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden was a military campaign by the Ethiopian Army against the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF). The crackdown against the guerrillas began after they killed 74 people in an attack on a Chinese-run oil exploration field in April 2007.

The main military operations were centered on the towns of Degehabur, Kebri Dahar, Werder and Shilavo in Ogaden, which are in the Ethiopian Somali Region. The area is home to the Ogaden clan, seen as the bedrock of support of the ONLF.

According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), various human rights abuses were committed by the Ethiopian military.

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