Ethiopia justified this cowardly act as punishment for Ogaden terrorist that would sabotage railway lines. Each time the terrorist attacked soft targets in Ethiopia. Ethiopians would respond by punishing reer Borama because of their close proximity to Ethiopia. This became a vicious cycle callous Ogaden terrorist attack Ethiopia knowing reer Borama would die and sadistic Ethiopians responding with collective punishment.
Siad Barre's impotent Kacaan government turned a blind eye as they ignored the slaughter of their own people and exposed hatred of reer Awdal. This wasn't the only incident all throughout the 1970s and '80s Ethiopia attacked the region on multiple occasions. And the impotent tribalist government didn't respond didn't fight back and failed to protect the citizens of Borama.

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