News: Afar, Somali regions trade serious accusations after renewed violence leaves scores dead addisstandard 2020-12-28
Conflicts between Afar and Somali regional states are recurring but unlike in the past this time both regions threw serious accusations at each other
By Bileh Jelan
Addis Abeba, December 28/2020 – Afar and Somali regional states traded serious accusations after renewed violence over the weekend left scores of civilians and security forces killed.
In the last week of October this year, two separate attacks on two separate occasions in the Afar Regional State have left several civilians dead and injured. Among those who were killed on Oct 28 were two staff members of the federal ministry of education in an attack which was blamed on an unknown armed group by both the Afar regional state and the federal ministry of education. At least 27 people were killed in deadlier attack announced the next day on October 29 by the Somali regional state communication aff