Very interesting, but as we all know its called 'Somali region' and because it is not Ethiopian soil, they wanna break free and either get independence or join their brothers in Somalia, if you head East you will find what the governments have done to the people. Jijiga is relatively safer than southern and eastern parts because Jijiga is a bigger city. Those bandits are not Somali, they are government forces who are raping and killing civilians in their genocide campaign in Somali region or 'Western Somalia' as it is called. If wish you a safe experience in your travels but dont be surprised because this region has the most violence thanks to Ethiopian hate on Somalis and Meles Zenawis genocide campaign on the region. Articles like this can really help to wake up the international community if you provide true information and I'd suggest you dont believe the Amhara or Tigray peoples information and focus more on Somalis information as they have nothing to loose. They only wanna regain their land from Abyssinia (Amhara and Tigray) colonizers.

Reply