Three residents killed in crossfire between Oromia anti-guerrilla police and Amhara militants in Kota area; residents displaced
- Ref
- OHRM-2024-0145
- Date of incident
- Zone
- South West Shewa
- Number of people affected
- 3
After an OLA attack killed people at Kota (Friday market) on 4 April 2024, Oromia anti-guerrilla police arrived and exchanged fire with Amhara armed men; three local residents not involved were killed. Residents of the three kebeles were displaced.
Source: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission statement (Amharic (summarised in English)), published 2024-09-25. 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%8c%8d%e1%8c%ad%e1%89%b5-%e1%8b%90%e1%8b%8d%e1%8b%b5-%e1%8b%8d%e1%88%b5%e1%8c%a5-%e1%8b%ab%e1%88%89-%e1%8a%a0%e1%8a%ab%e1%89%a3/