Part of the conflicts in the Horn of Africa and Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present) | |
Duration | 1994–present |
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Location | Amaro woreda zone, Gedeo, West Guji, Ethiopia |
Type | Ethnic violence
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Theme | Ongoing ethnic violence |
Cause | Land drawn along ethnic lines (Ethnic federalism) |
Motive | Dispute over administrative land, leadership and territory |
Participants | OLF or OLF-shene Militants from various ethnic groups in SNNPR Oromia regions |
Deaths | 52+ killed, 15+ injured. Ongoing |
This is part of the series of violence between minorities in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) and West Guji Zone of the Oromia regions, causing frequent attacks against ethnic Koore and other minorities in the Amaro special woreda and surroundings.[1][2][3] Ethiopian Human Rights Council underscored the increasingly frequent nature and spread of conflicts and security issues in the area and called for preventative measures.