Islamic Front for the Liberation of the Oromo

Islamic Front for the Liberation of the Oromo
Islamic Front for the Liberation of the Oromo
	Flag of the Islamic Front for the Liberation of the Oromo
Leaders	Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa
Dates of operation	1985 – 2005
Active regions	East Hararghe Zone, Oromia Ethiopia
Ideology	Oromo nationalism; Sunni Islamism
Allies	State allies Ethiopia (1991–1995); Non-state allies OLF (1995–2005);
Opponents	State opponents Derg (1985–1987); PDR Ethiopia (1987–1991); Ethiopia (since 1995); Non-state opponents OLF (1985–1991); WSLF (1985–1989);

The Islamic Front for Liberation of the Oromo (abbreviated IFLO) was an Oromo-based political and paramilitary organization founded in 1985 by its Commander in Chief, Sheikh Abdulkarim Ibrahim Hamid, otherwise known as Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa. The goal of the movement was to form an Islamic state in eastern Oromia and it clashed with the Ethiopian government but also other secular Oromo nationalist groups such as the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF).