Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation

Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation
LeadersIbrahim Harun
Mohammed shina[1][2]
Abdu sheek (spokesperson Yasin Mohamed, Nasradin ALI)[3]
leader Ali Osman Ma'ar
Dates of operation1995 (1995)–present
Group(s)Red Sea Afar Youth League
HeadquartersAfar Region, Ethiopia
Active regionsSouthern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
IdeologyAfar self-determination
Part ofEritrean Democratic Alliance
AlliesState allies

Non-state allies

Opponents Eritrea
Battles and warsSecond Afar insurgency
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Websitewww.dahlaka.com

The Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation (Afar: Qasa Badih Qafarih Dimokraasih Missoyna; Tigrinya: ዲሞክራሲያዊ ውድብ ዓፋር ቀይሕ ባሕሪ; Arabic: التنظيم الديمقراطي لعفر البحر الأحمر, transliteration: Al-tanzim Al-dimokrati Li-'afar Al-Bahr Al-Ahmar; abbreviated RSADO) is a political organisation and armed insurgent group based in Ethiopia. The organisation is made up of mainly ethnic Afar people, and was founded in early 1995-1996 following a revolt by the Red Sea Afar people led by Ahmed Humed, after the UN-supervised Eritrean independence referendum was held in 1993. The primary goal of RSADO is to achieve autonomy for the region known as Dankalia, inhabited mainly by the Red Sea Afar.

As of 2014, RSADO is a member of the Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA) group of 11 Eritrean political organisations attempting to overthrow Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki's government.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Eritrean rebels claim to have killed dozens of intelligence agents". Sudan Tribune. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Red Sea Afar rebels attack Eritrean military camp". Sudan Tribune. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b Tekle, Tesfa-Alem (7 September 2013). "Exiled Eritrean rebel groups plan joint military attack against regime - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. ^ "The Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Eritrean Kunama (DMLEK) supports the military operation of RSADO". erit-alliance.com. Eritrean Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 14 January 2017.