The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), also known as WBO in Oromo, claimed responsibility on Sunday for a series of attacks on Ethiopian military camps, stating that several operations were carried out in the Oromia region. The OLA reported significant casualties among Ethiopian government forces and the seizure of weapons and ammunition.
According to a statement from the group, the operation, named “Cichoomina Kaayyoo 1,” involved multiple units across different regions. In West Gujii, Qarcaa District, at Gaalessa Dubbisaa, OLA forces reportedly overran a military camp, dispersing the soldiers and securing the site.
The statement added that Prosperity Party (PP) zonal and woreda officials present at the camp fled.
In a separate incident in West Gujii, Dugda Dawaa District, at Heemma Kinshoo, the group claimed to have “neutralized” 19 government soldiers, wounded 17, and confiscated their weapons.
The OLA’s Biiftuu Barii Brigade, part of the Madda Albuudaa Command, launched an offensive on a military camp in East Gujii, Sabbaa Boruu District, at Saphansaa Booroo.
The group said that 40 soldiers were killed, 36 wounded, and 8 taken into custody. It also claimed to have recovered “significant weapons,” including “tens of AKMs, PKMs, and a large quantity of ammunition.”
The Eebbisaa Addunyaa Brigade of the OLA’s Western Command reported an attack on a military camp in East Wollega, Haroo Limmuu District. The OLA claimed to have recovered “tens of AK-47 rifles, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and other essential military supplies.”
The group’s statement also asserted that the group is continuing to expand its operational capabilities, including the training of new recruits under the Western Command. The statement also mentioned that the “operational readiness and tactical expertise of existing forces are being systematically improved.”
Last week, the OLA has claimed to have killed more than 250 Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) soldiers in Adda Berga town, located in the West Shewa Zone, approximately 60 kilometres from the capital, Addis Ababa.
