Kumsa Diriba (born 1969/1970), known by his ''

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'' Jaal Marroo, is an Ethiopian military leader who is Commander-in Chief of the

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. In August 2021, Diriba announced an alliance against the

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with the

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, stating that he and the OLA wanted to overthrow the government militarily. In November 2021, he claimed to the

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that OLA troops were near the Ethiopian capital of

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