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August 04, 2018

The Oromo region coup attempt on Ethiopian Somali regional State has failed. On August 4, 2018 in the early morning local time, the Oromo militia and its members of the federal army entered Jigjiga and surrounded the presidential compound in order to capture and/or assassinate region president Abdi Mohamed Omar. In response, the region’s officials called on their citizens to go out and show support for their regional government.

So, thanks to our citizens, people took on to the street and fought back against the army with stones, sticks, or otherwise anything they could put their hands on. In the process, several dozen people have lost their lives. Mr. Abdi Mohamed Omar has survived the coup attempt and now telling his people to calm down, ensuring them that everything will be okay.