38 civilians, including children, women and elderly, killed and 78 homes burned in OLA attack in Dugda woreda
- Ref
- OHRM-2024-0389
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Shewa
- Number of people affected
- 38
At dawn on 31 October 2024, OLA members attacked residents of Birbisa and Gale kebeles, accusing them of cooperating with the government. They killed 38 civilians (17 men and 21 women, including children and elderly people), injured others and burned 78 homes.
Source: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission statement (Amharic (summarised in English)), published 2025-01-24. 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%a3-2/