Regional security chief Abdi Mohammed Omar asserted that over a two month period, some 200 civilians had been killed by the ONLF. Ethiopia has been recently accused of human rights abuses. In response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says there is a double standard on terrorism since the ONLF group has killed many Ethiopians and Western nations have not condemned its killings. Ethiopia has been described as a partner in the United States fight against terrorists, including al Qaeda. In a communique, the ONLF claimed to have captured seven towns in the Somali Region on 10 November 2009 after two days of heavy fighting. The ONLF reported these towns as: Obolka, near Harar; Hamaro, east of Fiq; Higlaaley and Gunogabo near Degehabur; Yucub, 40 kilometers from Werder; Galadiid, 35 kilometers from Kebri Dahar; and Boodhaano near Gode. Bereket Simon denied to Reuters that the ONLF had succeeded in capturing any towns, adding, "Their attacks last week were simply the desperate act of a dying force and about 245 of their fighters were killed." Notes and references External links List: Ogaden-Somali Members of Ethiopian Parliament Ogaden community/Somali state website Ogaden Community Website ONLF Website Ogaden Today Ethiopia: External and Internal Opponents, Library of Congress United Nations Emergency Unit for Ethiopia report, 1994 Ogaden news website "In the shadow of Ethiopia's rebels" by Elizabeth Blunt, BBC News, 14 August 2007 ONLF leader, Abdirahman Sheikh Mahdi, Council on Foreign Relations Backgrounder: Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) 1984 establishments in Ethiopia Ethnic political parties in Ethiopia Factions of the Ethiopian Civil War Formerly banned socialist parties History of Ethiopia Insurgency in Ogaden Members of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization National liberation armies National liberation movements in Africa Political parties in Ethiopia Politics of Ethiopia Rebel groups in Ethiopia Separatism in Ethiopia Socialist parties in Ethiopia Somali Region