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Fact-Check: The Reported Attacks on the Oromo Community in Borama ⭕️ On 29 October 2026, social media reported attacks targeting Oromos in Borama, with images and videos showing houses on fire. The incident was reportedly linked to the on-going conflict in the Moyale and Hudet woredas (districts) in the Ethiopia's Somali region, involving heavily armed forces from Ethiopia's Oromo region. ⭕️ On 30 October 2026, the Awdal Security Committee and Borama Administration issued a statement saying that no one had been killed or injured. They apologized, stating "We apologise for what happened to our brothers [Oromos]. Such actions are not part of the culture of the people of Borama, and this is something entirely new to us." They also stated that, the damage was limited to homes that they [Oromos] had left or moved out of. The full video is available here 👇youtube.com/watch?v=X_fmLU9V… ⭕️ The statement raises several critical questions about the incident, including: What exactly happened? How did the authorities respond? How many houses were damaged or looted? Where the houses already unoccupied? Most importantly, What do they mean by saying "The damage was limited to homes that they [Oromos] had left or moved out of"? who organized or was behind these attacks? ⭕️ Given that the incident was reportedly linked to the on-going war on Moyale and Hudet woredas (districts) in the Ethiopia's Somali region, which involves heavily armed forces from Ethiopia's Oromo region, it’s important that the @_AfricanUnion @IGADsecretariat and international community work together to end the violence against residents of Moyale and Hudet, and prevent cross-border tensions and conflicts in the Horn of Africa. @UN_SPExperts @AmnestyEARO @AmnestyUK @ida_sawyer @DRovera @EIshmael_ @ChathamHouse @kenyaaxis @AhmedSolHoA @AhmedAbdiIsse1 @Salim8Said @AbdiAbdinur @BillowKerrow @FarahMaalimM @Abdirik @ManderaBlogger @DirreOnline @radiodaljir @KaramaraTv @SpotonSomalia @foziaaosman @ay_has @hassanabdirahm8 @Hassa23851483

MOYALE:- THE INEDIBLE FRUIT. The Moyale issue is a wake-up call to all Somalis irrespective of clan, or ountry. When ABIY Ahmed's regime cancelled the special 40-40-20 power sharing arrangement of DireDawa Administration in a dramatic Move in a shame "conference" to rubber-stamp the Oromo sinister ambitions whom he is serving as a flag bearer with little or no opposition to the proposal, it was clear that huge areas of the Somali regional State could be targeted by his goon's in Oromia regional State as "theirs". That pessimism has materialized but now in the wrong choice. Moyale is an inedible fruit for ABIY Ahmed's OROMMUMA crowd. Moyale is and has been a Somali territory since it's inception. However, after the ethnic federalism was promulgated in Ethiopia the then EPRDF administration following a claim raised by Oromos, decided ton a political arrangement that could settle the armed conflict in the area. Five years ago, ABADULA GEMEDA, former Oromia president, in an interview with OMN confessed the Somali ownership of the town, to which "boranas leaved in the sorrounding countryside" he added. However, the Somalis agreed to the halve-halve arrangement where the Eastern half was administered by Somali and western half by the borana. Albeit, all that compromise, BORANA claim to the renewed after Abiy Ahmed came to power. They say the"moment you settle for less than you deserve, you will get even less than you settled for". The borana prodded up by ABIY Ahmed laid a claim to the entire town. Somalis said no and never. That culminated to the recent attacks by Oromos militias attacking not only the town, but the entire Dawa zone of Somali regional state. Their claim was upgraded from Moyale town to the entire zone. Six days of fighting ensued, but the Oromos yet have to capture an inch of Somali territory. Then came the cease fire, "a lasting solution" rhetoric. The dice is cast, but rest assured that Moyale shall never be the next Diredawa. Hard lessons had been learnt. Such expansionism Manuevres has no place in today's politics. Theft and forceful annexation of Somali territory must stop with an immediate effect. The rhetoric of "keeping what's in your hand and claiming the rest" can only put fuel into the fire. When the existing so called "Federal government" is not willing to discharge it's responsibility honestly and with equality it's imperative upon every man to defend his family and property. That is a blessed act and is hailed high in every moral ground. If "disgruntled activist turned politician" doesn't want to go with the existing administrative arrangements when he clearly knows that he had the advantages in the initial arrangement, is not contented with "one part of the small town divided by the Asphalt", he has absolutely no rights to stir the peaceful coexistence of the people under the false pretext of "hoisted flag". You knew that the "other halve" of the small town had it's own flag to hoist, but unfortunately, you want your flag hoisted and try to refuse the hoisting of the other. That isn't rational. The question must be, Who are you to deny the hoisting of that other flag, when you are using yours? RESPECT IS TWO WAY TRAFFIC. You respect me and I will do the same. But when you feel that "some animals are more equal than other" and try to achieve some sinister ambitions with goals and means that compromise the rule of law, governmental responsibility, and political arrangements, by FORMENTING Chaotic false flag unrest, tie the hands of security agencies that could have stopped the Carnage and eventually use STATE POWER to grab "the second part of the small town, partitioned by the tarmac road" as a war booty for your clan, then you should know that you have relinquished national responsibilities for clan interests. In such a case, your legal, and morall integrity to continue as A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT COLLAPSES!!

Fact-Check: Contradicted Figures on Moyale's Population and Reported Displacement: 1. On 22 October 2026, heavily armed forces from Ethiopia's Oromo region reportedly attacked Moyale and Hudet woredas (districts) in Dawa zone, Somali region. The attacks displaced thousands of people from both Somali and Oromo communities, forcing them to flee to other parts of Dawa zone (Somali region) and neighbouring Kenya. 2. UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency), UN Relief Agency (UNOCHA), Kenyan authorities, and Oromo politicians in Kenya and Ethiopia reported that between 40,000 and 50,000 people fled from Moyale (Oromo) into Kenya. However, Ethiopia's Central Statistical Agency (CSA) projected Moyale Oromo's population at just 15,181 in 2026. This apparent discrepancy raises questions about the geographical origin of the displaced people and the accuracy and of the reported figures. 3. If both figures refer to the same geographical area and comparable populations, they are incompatible. Therefore, at least one figure or the geographical attribution is incorrect or misleading, and required verification. Displacement and humanitarian assistance should never be politicised under any circumstances. @UNHCR_Kenya @Refugees @UKinEthiopia @UKinKenya @UNOCHA @UNReliefChief @RefugeesAfrica @DRovera @AbdikerM @AbdiAbdinur @AhmedAbdiIsse1 @dervishconan @EIshmael_ @SpotonSomalia @BillowKerrow @AbdiwahabSheik7 @BestSeller2026 @DirreOnline @Salim8Said @BashirHashiysf @HanyIbrahim17 @Abdirik @faisalroble19 @hassanabdirahm8 @Hassa23851483 @amggebre @NeaminZeleke @foziaaosman @fouwzi @Gafdiid7 @awale_saad @ntvkenya @citizentvkenya @Eastleighvoice @Kenyans @PeopleDailyKe @KahawaTungu @kenyaaxis

#News_Analysis: #Moyale clashes leave trail of death, destruction across seven districts; tens of thousands flee to #Kenya Although initially addressed through discussions among town officials and local elders, the clashes escalated into a wider conflict involving security forces from both regions, heavy machine-gun fire, civilian casualties, the wanton destruction of property, and an intense social media war over competing claims to Moyale’s ownership, further inflamed by unverified allegations on both sides. Residents told #Addis_Standard that schools had closed, electricity and telecommunications services were disrupted, and many people had fled without adequate food, water or shelter. On Sunday, a group of Kenyan leaders issued a joint statement warning of a deepening humanitarian and security crisis in the border region. As of publication, neither the #Oromia nor the #Somali regional government had issued an official statement acknowledging the conflict. addisstandard.com/?p=60599

Brother @Jawar_Mohammed , I appreciate your call for peace in Moyale. But how can you call for peace while OBN, your own TV station, spreads fake news about the conflict? Isn’t that a contradiction?