Ethnic violence against Amaro Koore

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. Ethiopian Human Rights Council underscored the increasingly frequent nature and spread of conflicts and security issues in the area and called for preventative measures.

Ethnic violence against Amaro Koore
Amaro
Amaro (Ethiopia)
Duration1994–present
LocationAmaro woreda zone, Gedeo, West Guji, Ethiopia
TypeEthnic violence
  • Civilians and farmers killed and injured
  • Hundreds of IDPs
  • Homes burned down
  • Livestocks stolen
ThemeOngoing ethnic violence
CauseLand drawn along ethnic lines (Ethnic federalism)
MotiveDispute over administrative land, leadership and territory
Participants OLF or OLF-shene
Militants from various ethnic groups in SNNPR
Oromia regions
Deaths52+ killed, 15+ injured. Ongoing
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