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20 Oromo people dead in outburst of ethnic violence in Manasibu and
Odaa
At least 20 people died this weekend in an outburst of violent
ethnic clashes on the border of the Benishangul region and the
region of Wallagaa, Oromia, in West of Ethiopia: armed militia of
the Gumuz ethnic group have been attacking and killing unarmed Oromo
civilians. Although the Ethiopian government has deployed its
police forces,
they remain witness to the raging killings, instead of stopping the killers.
The ongoing armed attacks started last Monday night in the Manasibu
district, according to different independent sources in the field.
Conflicts have been reported in Odaa, Daleti, Fadun Fardosi, Gunfi,
and Badessa, forcing thousands of Oromo families to flee their
homes.
Almost five years ago, in May 2008, another outburst of ethnic
violence claimed the
lives of more than 400 Oromo people. The Gumuz militia attack on the
unarmed civilian Oromos caused the death of hundreds and many more
injuries and displacement of hundreds to people, and destruction of
houses and properties. Hundreds of Oromos were subjected to horrific
and barbaric killings. The militia is said to be so heavily armed
that the local police themselves had to flee along with the
civilians. The relevant government body and armed forces were
bystanders watching the massacre of the unarmed and defenceless
Oromos.
The Oromo and Gumuz peoples have lived together as good neighbours
for centuries. They are culturally intermingled and share valuable
social, political and economic set-ups.
But ever since it came to power, the
TPLF/EPRDF regime has applied the outdated 'divide and rule' policy
to weaken peoples' struggles for freedom and justice by sowing seeds
of disharmony among friendly neighbouring peoples. The TPLF regime's
track record of the past 22 years of rule is full of such intrigues
that instigated bloody conflicts among peoples in
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