Oromo - Somali Conflict Archives

Renewed Somali ‘Liyu Police’ Attack in Oromia Left Scores Dead, Homes Destroyed

May 27, 2018May 27, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY MOHAMMED ADEMO | OPRIDE At least four people were killed and five others wounded in renewed cross-border attacks this week by the Ethiopian Somali State Liyu Police in Oromia’s East Hararghe zone. More than 250 houses were razed to the ground and hundreds of civilians are internally displaced, according to locals and media reports.

ONLF Press Release on the Oromo Massacre of Somalis in Western Harar Region

December 17, 2017December 17, 2017TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

More than 170 Somali women and children massacred in an unprovoked attack by Oromo paramilitary forces in Ethiopia’s west Hararghe region on Friday BY ONLF On December 15, 2017 Oromo mobs wantonly massacred 170 Somali civilians living in Oromia state, Western Harar Region. The killings occurred in the villages of Gadula, Arooreti, Majaare, Balbaleyti, and […]

Ethnic Violence in Ethiopia Leaves Deep Wounds

December 7, 2017December 7, 2017TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Violent ethnic reprisals tore apart the Oromo and Somalia communities that previously had integrated peacefully, often for centuries BY DEUTSCHE WELLE Ethiopia has experienced one of its worst population displacements due to violence in recent times. Now stuck in camps, displaced Ethiopians are trying to come to terms with what their future may hold. The young […]

U.S. Embassy Statement on Reports of Ethnic Violence in Ethiopia

September 19, 2017September 20, 2017TesfaNews49 Comments

BY U.S. EMBASSY – ADDIS ABABA We are disturbed by the troubling reports of ethnic violence and the large-scale displacement of people living along the border between the Oromia and Somali regions, particularly in Hararge, although the details of what is occurring remain unclear.

Analysis: Rising Death Toll, Displacement and Protests in Eastern Ethiopia

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017TesfaNews82 Comments

BY LIYAT FEKADE | ADDIS STANDARD Increasing numbers of civilian casualties due to military actions in parts of east, south and south east Ethiopia over the last weeks has now led to fresh protests, more deaths and displacements in several places in eastern Ethiopia. On the other hand, federal and regional authorities have gone from […]

Conflict in Eastern Ethiopia Leaves Dozens Dead

September 1, 2017TesfaNews50 Comments

BY ADDIS STANDARD Intense fighting between the Ethiopian Somali and the Oromo ethnic groups in the eastern Ethiopia has left “more than 30 people”, including “more than a dozen army members”, dead and several others injured, Addis Standard learned. According to three residents of Mieso town, west Hararghe zone, who contacted Addis Standard late this evening, today’s fighting in […]