Ethiopian arms recovery attempts fueled Ogaden clashes beyond border zones

Evidence

Acting Police Commandant Korshel informed Embassy he believed Ethiopian attempt to recover arms distributed by ex-PriMin Abdirashid [Sharmarkee] government to nomads was one of the root causes of clashes in Ogaden, which were not concentrated in the border zones.” — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1433

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to the reader’s interest in Somali-Ethiopian relations and the run-up to the Ogaden conflict.