More than 100 people have been killed in genocide along ethnic lines in western Ethiopia, according to the country’s human rights commission.
Our mass media agency, which is affiliated with our region of the country, quoted witnesses in a separate report as saying that the attack took place as early as Thursday in the Metcal zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz region.
The attack came a day after Prime Minister Abiya Ahmed visited the region and spoke about the need to bring those responsible for the recent attacks to justice. Ethnic tensions are a major challenge as the Prime Minister seeks to promote national unity in a country with more than 20 ethnic groups.
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The attacks are in stark contrast to the deadly conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigre region, where Ethiopian forces and allied regional forces began fighting Tigre regional forces in early November.
The head of the national movement of our political party, Ballet Molla, insisted that some people were trapped in inaccessible villages on Wednesday evening and the overall death toll had reached over 200. He said he spoke to some residents by phone.
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It was not immediately clear who the attackers were, although Ballet confirmed they were Gumuz military members. The ruling party in the region, the Benishangul-Gumuz Samrudhi Party, said in a statement that the “armed bandits” had committed “a heinous crime.”
The Amhars are the second most populous ethnic group in Ethiopia. Amhar has been frequently targeted in the region in recent weeks.
At least 54 people were killed in an insurgent attack on November 1 in the far western Oromia region, according to Amnesty International.
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At least 14 civilians were killed in an attack in the Benishangul-Gumuz area in early October, according to a security official. It also displaced 300 people after similar deadly attacks in September, prompting the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission to say it was “horrific”.
The Associated Press contributes to this report.
