Kumsa Diriba Explained
| Honorific Prefix: | Jaal |
| Kumsa Diriba |
| Nickname: | Jaal Marroo |
| Birth Name: | Kumsaa Dirribaa |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1977 (age 47) |
| Birth Place: | Horro Guduru, Welega Province, Ethiopia |
| Allegiance: | Oromo Liberation Army |
| Rank: | Commander-in-Chief |
| Known For: | Leadership of the OLA. |
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Kumsa Diriba (Oromo: Kumsaa Dirribaa; Amharic: ኩምሳ ድሪባ; born 1 January 1977), better known by his nom de guerre Jaal Marroo, is an Ethiopian rebel leader who currently serves as the Commander-in Chief of the Oromo Liberation Army.[1] [2]
In August 2021, Diriba announced an alliance against the Government of Ethiopia with the Tigray Defense Forces, stating that he and the OLA aimed to overthrow the government militarily.[3] In November 2021, he claimed to the Agence France-Presse that OLA troops were near the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: US envoy heads to Ethiopia to urge end to fighting. Al Jazeera. 13 August 2021. 5 November 2021. 5 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211105033853/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/13/us-eng. live.
- Web site: Ethiopian Rebel Group Denies Role in Singer's Death. VOA News. Yekoye. Simegnish. July 17, 2020. 5 November 2021. 5 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211105033852/https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_ethiopian-rebel-group-denies-role-singers-death/6193004.html. live.
- Web site: The Oromo alliance with Tigrayans – opportunities and risks. Eritrea Hub. Plaut. Martin. 12 August 2021. 5 November 2021. 5 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211105033854/https://eritreahub.org/oromo-alliance-with-tigrayans-opportunities-and-risks. live.
- Web site: Ethiopia's Oromo rebel leader predicts victory 'very soon'. Yahoo! News. Agence France-Presse. November 8, 2021. November 18, 2021. November 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211118005812/https://news.yahoo.com/leader-ethiopias-oromo-rebels-predicts-131448737.html. live.
