Rebels in the remote Afar region on the Ethiopian-Eritrean border have claimed responsibility for the kidnappings of five Europeans released last week in an interview on Eritrean state media (March 19 2007). Armed men claiming to be from the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front (ARDUF) made the claim in a broadcast on Eritrean television late on Sunday, including the first pictures of the release of the European hostages. "The main reason we took the hostages is because the TPLF (Ethiopia) claims that ARDUF has been wiped out, and we needed to expose the regime's false propaganda and declare our existence," an unnamed ARDUF spokesperson said in Afar language. "ARDUF is still fighting and will go on fighting." The 20-minute interview included the first footage of the five European hostages being released last Tuesday in Eritrea. It showed the three men and two women shaking hands with and waving to a group of around a dozen armed men in desert military fatigues before being led away by Afar elders. The five were then shown boarding an Eritrean military helicopter, holding small rucksacks. The report made no mention of eight Ethiopian hostages captured in the northeast Ethiopian desert with the British embassy-linked group on March 1 and still missing. Eritrea has already said that the group was kidnapped by separatist rebel group ARDUF, which opposes the division of the Afar people among Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. Eritrea has strongly rejected Ethiopian ...
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Basically, what he is saying is – we kidnapped this people to prove to Woyane (TPLF) that ARDUF still exists.
Woyane needs to stop messing around with rebel groups!
Peacefully if we can forceably if we must! lol They were never gonna heard them Thats not what Afar people do!!
Peacefully if we can,forceably if we must!lol They were never gonna hurt them, thats not what the Afar people do!
Too easy to understand who kidnapped them….ediots. Afar ppl always wanted to join their compatriots in Ethiopia…..Don’t make me lough…tell this stupid propaganda for those who doesn’t know.
Ethiopia empire is nefast for africans nations. Down it, down it now ! Long life for Afar people and others nations who fighting for their LIBERTY (Oromos, Western Somalis, Sidamas and others cushitics brothers) Viva cushitics peoples , viva our languages and cultures in estern Africa. Amharas and Tigranians most go back to south arabia their native territory. Africa for Africans !!!!!!
Numma kok … Sugay Qafar xaylo elle aninaan rikel giclo fayya haytaama. Ani haay Qafar agat …
This responsable of ARDUF said :
” ARDUf kidnapped to make hear its voice against the Ethiopian government. They were kidnapped but the information provided by this governement is false on this kidnapping. They said that ARDUF does not exist any more in front of the international authorities.
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“They say that they which there are only gangsters. But, ARDUF is an armed organization which exists since UGUUGUMO, another independence organization for the creation of a State Afar. ARDUF has fought the imperalism Amhara, and today Tigrey for 28years. Movements of armed struggle are numerous. The government of Tigrey showed the government Erytréen “CHAABIA” to have organized the abduction of these Europeans”.
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“We, we are in Ethiopia, not in Erytrea. We entrusted the guard of these people to of Afars of Erytréenne nationality. They are notable Afars: Dardar de Rahayto Abdoulkadir Daoud Mohamed Sultaan, Abdallah Mohamed Hasil, Houssein Omar Sahaariya, Yacin Houmed Hamad, Yacin Handu Ali, Halation Ali, Igahle Ali Gimqor, Dardar Foamed Ali Naakuda, Mahammad Ali Macxiyo, Dardar Dubra, Nuur Ibrahim Macar.”
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“These notable took the responsability to keep it. We are under their authority which they are Erytréans or Ethiopians. The “Wayyane” can the defendants be also Kidnappers. They of it are able.
Our claim is as follows: we will cease this fight of release only when one returns freedom to the Afar people”.
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“Wayyane, they also were in the maquis today us. But, today that they are with the capacity, they continue the policy of Haile Maryam which killed and impoverishes the Afar people. Our combat is noble and contunions we it until our independence.” End
lool they are like Somali Representing Harer and Ogadenia Breap Breap!!!
loooooooooooooool
arduf est une organisation militaire institutionnel qui milite pour la liberte et la democration dans leur region, les peuple afar qu’elle que soit leur pays(ethiopie,djibouti et erytrie) refuse de se soumettre a tous se regime ductatorial,ilsmeurent pour de bon cause qui na pa d’egalie a tout les autre valeur “la liberte et la democratie”inchallallah on sera libre et on va constitue le triangle afar”"”"vive ARDUF,vive les triangle afar”"”"”
XD Shabioch make me laugh!!!!!LOOOL You want Ethiopia destroyed so badly you can’t leave us alone. You claim Afar want independence from Ethiopia they’ll want it from your country Eritrea as well …common sense!
great …everyone wants to separate….its the cool thing now ….this is just sick and morbid
somalis dont represent harer. Oromos do.
Does anybody what his sayin about Shaebia from 2:30 onwards?
Ani hay ARDUF QAFAR ELLE ELLE ANIINAANIKEL ANI KEN HAY .
you kush familly stick together with Oromo,Sumal and other kush familly to disarm the Habasha/ Abisinian fake power in that erea
How in the world the Ethiopian mighty military could not wipe these terrrorist from the face of the earth? I think they will not let these savage people get a ground make some damage in Ethiopia. Shut the fuck up and heared your camel lol.
How intriguing, a Country with worst type of Dictator, who does fuck all for its people and has enemies in every corner, Ethiopia is living on a borrowed time, the hindges will eventually snap and when it does it will disintergrate, unlike the somalis,even when they have different regions their common blood unites them against foreigners, but, the thread that hold ethiopia together is illusory, fake and the ruthless leader will be its own undoing,so Meles keep fanning the hate amongs your pple.
@YEELKEED dont get mad at Ethiopia brother. We are a mini version of afraka our diversity is our strength. I wonder why you bring somalia into this? Even with blood our brothers in somalia kill each other mercylessly. so that was a bad example. What unites us Ethiopians is humbleness,faith in our destiny,and our will to be one of the oldest and longest running countries. I wish you peace in your mind cuz hating on another will cause you grief in this world.
afwork va vous exterminer, il ne plaisante pas avec des choses comme ca, bon courage avec le triangle kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk