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Eight OLF fighters killed in Ethiopia's Wollega Zone.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least eight Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) fighters were killed and 20 others taken captive recently while they were engaged in subversive activities in peripheral districts of Ethiopia's western Wollega Zone, the Oromia State Information and Public Relations Office disclosed Monday.
Two OLF soldiers were also wounded while 31 fighters have surrendered to the special police force and local militias, the office said, adding that several heavy and light weapons were captured during the ...
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