Female fighters in Ogaden region - 16 Apr 08

For more than ten years, many people from Ethiopia's eastern Ogaden region have been battling for an autonomous state.

It is a hidden war that has seen many women take up arms.

Al Jazeera was given exclusive access to Ogaden. 

Mohammed Adow has more on the fighters from the Ogaden National Liberation Front.

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• Ogaden
• Ethiopia
• Somalia
• War
• Conflict
• Autonomy
• Independence
• Liberation

[LordMalice6d9]

You will never hear the western media reporting on this situation because the West is helping to fund the conflict since Ethiopia is a western ally.

[Ultimateviewer134]

if ogaden is so bad , why does thousands of Somali refugees escape in

[nem700]

the ethiopians have committed many atrocities even destroying world heritage sites in eritrea. even cultural history is not sacred to them.

[ferdonandebull]

Is Somalia even a country anymore?

[675mu]

Long live ONLF true Somali soilders

[magellanmax]

@galbeediboy If that mantra held true, half the world's countries would have to re-negotiate their boundaries. Take Kenya for instance; the North Eastern Province would come into question because it's populated by Somali speaking people. Remember that Kenya hosts refugees mostly from Somalia who are fleeing war, poverty & hunger. So, to hear one claim otherwise is really insulting.

[magellanmax]

@galbeediboy Do you know what a rhetorical question is? Not only are you jackasses hungry & broke, you are illiterate to boot.

[magellanmax]

Isn't it amazing that no matter how impoverished a region is and there's an armed conflict, there's always an abundant supply of arms. How is that possible?

[TgunslingerT]

May ALLAH give them victory, AMEN, may allah give them junnah ameen :)

[kynaan09]

I know there are some traitors loyal to the dictator, but you don't hve nothing to lose. if you die you died for a cause. don't let the regime to use your resources to fight against you, all my prayers and thoughts are with you, it is not possible to get freedom with out a casualty of war. one day somalia will unite and became strong again, every country in the world went through civil war and they overcame....

go ahead brave man the more you fight the soon you get the fruits of your free dom..k