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Extrajudicial Killing critical South West Shewa

11 civilians killed and homes burned by OLA in Abuye Jeblal kebele, Ameya woreda

Ref
OHRM-2024-0019
Date of incident
Zone
South West Shewa
Number of people affected
11

On 15 February 2024, the OLA attacked Abuye Jeblal kebele in Ameya woreda, accusing residents of being families of government workers or security forces or of cooperating with the government. It killed 11 civilians, burned homes and motorcycles and looted cattle.

Source: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission statement (Amharic (summarised in English)), published 2024-05-28. https://ehrc.org/%e1%89%a0%e1%8a%a2%e1%89%b5%e1%8b%ae%e1%8c%b5%e1%8b%ab-%e1%89%a0%e1%89%b0%e1%88%88%e1%8b%ab%e1%8b%a9-%e1%8a%a0%e1%8a%ab%e1%89%a3%e1%89%a2%e1%8b%8e%e1%89%bd-%e1%89%a0%e1%8c%8d%e1%8c%ad%e1%89%b5/

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