If many regions wanted to secede, how could this happen in a safe way?

I will excuse your ignorance of history but WSLF was killing Isaaq nomads in Ethiopia back in the day.Ogaden WSLF rebels were killing nomadic Isaaqs in the 80s and Barre was resettling Ogaden in Somaliland to change the demographics was one of many despicable actions committed against Isaaqs which forced us to start SNM and seek the help of Mengistu.

What Isaaq want in 2021 is the massacres in Ethiopia by these deranged animals to cease or to disband this militia permanently altogether and the border crossings to be manned by ENDF since these Ogaden have such extreme hatred for Isaaq that they even enter SL and kill innocent civilians with the last time they reached as far as kalaybaydh and killed/injured innocent women and girls while running back across the border before SL forces can respond.

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