the turning point in the current struggle, it was the day ONLF leaders went to the country side to wage armed struggle.on 28 January 1994, at a press conference in Addis Ababa, ONLF called for a referendum on self-determination and independence for the Ogaden. And on 22 February 1994, a cold-blood massacre took place in the town of Wardheer, where more than 81 unarmed civilians were killed by TPLF militias, who tried to kill or capture alive the chairman of the ONLF Mr. Ibrahim Abdalla Mohamed, who was addressing at that time a peaceful rally in the centre of the town.
the people of wardheer put their lives on the line that day wallahi, it was only because of them sheikh ibrahim escaped.