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Top Woyanne commander killed in Somalia

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(PressTV) — Top commander of Ethiopian Woyanne forces in Somalia has been gunned down by unidentified insurgents in the war-torn country’s capital Mogadishu.

The Ethiopian Woyanne military leader was shot in the head by unknown gunmen from a building in the vicinity of the Bakara market in central Mogadishu, a government official told Press TV on Sunday.

The riled Ethiopian Woyanne troops leveled the building to the ground. Whether any of the insurgents have been killed remains unknown.

Ethiopian Woyanne troops are said to be in a state of shock and confusion over their leader’s death.

The report added that more than 50 Ethiopian Woyannen soldiers have also been killed in clashes with heavily armed rebels near the Somali Presidential Palace on the same day.

Meanwhile, Mohamed Hassan Haad, the chairman of the Hawiye clan — the largest and most powerful clan in Somalia — condemned Sunday’s Bakara market attack which left 40 civilians dead and 123 others critically wounded, blaming the Ethiopian troops and Somali government forces for the tragic event.

“Hostility actions from the Ethiopian Woyanne and the so-called Somali government soldiers are not acceptable,” Haad said.

“The Ethiopians Woyannes have killed uncountable number of civilians and they are the daily problem of Somalis. They are committing genocide and the Hwiye clan cannot accept that,” he stressed.

EDITOR’S NOTE: What a great news to start the week with.

More from VOA about Woyanne’s attack on Bakara Market >>

12 Killed in Mogadishu Clashes, Mostly Civilians

(VOA News) — Witnesses in Somalia’s capital say at least 12 people have been killed in artillery battles between Ethiopian Woyanne-backed government troops and Islamist insurgents.

Residents say the fighting began Sunday after insurgents attacked Ethiopian Woyanne and Somali government soldiers as they tried to conduct raids in Mogadishu’s Bakara Market.

Witnesses say most of the dead were civilians, killed by Ethiopian Woyanne mortar shells fired into the market.

The French news agency quotes a man as saying he saw the bodies of three Somali soldiers and one insurgent in the nearby Hararyale neighborhood.

Bakara has been the scene of many battles during the 17-month insurgency.

The fighting has killed thousands of Somalis and driven more than a million from their homes.

The insurgency began in early 2007, soon after government and Ethiopian Woyanne troops pushed an Islamist movement from power in Mogadishu and other Somali cities.

The United Nations recently initiated peace talks in Djibouti between the government and exiled insurgent leaders. But a key opposition group has ruled out holding direct talks with the government until it sets a timetable for the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops.

18 thoughts on “Top Woyanne commander killed in Somalia”

  1. I agree with ER. What a great news to start the week with. Woyanne has no business in Somalia. I am bitter because future generations of Ethiopia will bear responsibility for the atrocities of Zenawi forces, which also terrorize Ethiopians

  2. Ethiopians should learn a lot from the courageous Somali resistance movement. The TPLF is misruling and exploiting Ethiopia because Ethiopians are cowards and are not putting up resistance.

  3. Yes, it is a good news when tplf commanders and others who are in a leadership position killed, but not when poor soldiers. Please, ER or we shouldn’t gloat when these poor Ethiopian soldiers killed.

  4. You are exactly right Woyessa, those so called opposition party are not rely
    Opposition party, they are scavengers’ who are waiting for left over from tplf

  5. Woyanne has bitten more than they could chew in Somalia, they thought it was going to be a cake walk when their masters ordered them to go there without knowing the long term consequences of such an adventure. They didn’t count on the patriotism of the Somali people and their willingness to fight until victory.

    The discredited TGF in Somalia is running for their life as well, this time Woyanne troops morale is going down with every passing day, they can’t stand the ferocity of the Somali peoples resistance, before long Melles and his mercenary army will go back with their tail between their legs, it will not be over for them after that day, the fight will continue inside Ethiopia to finish off the Woyanne menace.

    The Ethiopian politica and other opposition groups can learn a lesson from the Somali resitance, if you want freedom you have to fight for it, true freedom doesn’t get handed to you by anyone, you have to sacrifice for it with your blood and treasure. Only they will you understand its true meaning and you will be willing to die to protect it.

  6. NO..NO..NO,, The top commanders of weyanes are in Addis killing and dismantling Ethiopia with in and out. These commanders that are being killed in Somalia are just another weyane killers. Thankyou

  7. Time to remove Woyanne from power, if 5,000,000 Somalis give Woyanne this much heartache, I am not sure why 80,000,000 Ethiopians cannot do a better job?

  8. i agree with the above Somalis are courageous people look at them they are fighting every day and dying for there cause.Look on the other hand The TPLF is misruling killing and exploiting Ethiopia NO ONE IS CARING.

  10. I hope, this “top commander” killed by the somali freedom fighters is the notorious Ghebre.
    And I wish, they have dragged his body and show the picture to the whole world.
    Gebre and his cousin Meles are responsible for the death of all the Somali civilians and are responsible for the slaughter of all the Weyane soldiers in Somalia.

  11. somalis will fight until they get theyr freedom coz its very painfull to see daily that your girls get raped and killing your children offcourse you should fight how can you live and see whats happening without doing nothing…that can do only hardless man…i have never get it this if you dont like melez why you dont fight for your rights? i guess you are good to talk but not fight…bakara market is biggest market in somalia and see whats woyanez doing there killing innocent peopple doing what ever they like. they like dirty war and we will give to them melez tought that when his troops gho to muqdisho its eazy coz somalis are little and they dont have tanks or helcopters…those freedom fighters are using ak 47 bombs but not tanks or heavy weppons but still they got big hard…its fanny coz when melez was in mugadishu he like to be there but today is today..

  14. Those Woyanne officials should be cleared off the earth.
    Folks,have you seen the BBC and Reuters report today,what is going on in Shashemene?It is very scary and disappointing.
    Woyanne officials are expending money on the war with Somalia but children are starving to death all over the country.The cost of Teff and other cereals is sky-rocketing.
    MAFERIA MENGIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  15. Thank you Somalia freedoom fighters.You have tought Meles his supporeters that you have what it takes to stand up and fight for your people.Meles tought Somalia is going to be walk in the park like in Gamblia or Oromia or Gonder or Ogdean.God bless you Somalia freedom fighters.You’r not only fighting for Somalia but the rest of east Africa.You’r heros.Down with TPLF.Down with child killer Meles.

  16. It’s not General Garbage but we will get him in due time. Weyane offical are not save if in west. Whereever you are we are going stand next to you and send you to hell.

    This genocidal invasion will not be forget and it will stand ‘Never again’ and therefor we must move this fighting out of Mogadishu and into Addis or Mekele. Whereever Meles is hiding. We will find him. And again he is not save in west either.

  17. Lakerfan,Meles is not and never had an easy walk in Ogaden.As a matter of fact, Meles is having the biggest headache and his army is taking a beating in Ogaden.It`s a high time for the people of Ethiopia and entire horn of Africa to save themselves from the Woyanne savages.

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