In Shadow Of Tigray War, Ethnic Massacres Roil Western Ethiopia By Robbie COREY-BOULET
02/11/21 AT 10:58 PM
On the night before Orthodox Christmas last month, Ethiopian priest Girmay Getahun donned a white robe and, Bible in hand, walked down the dirt road to his church to prepare for services.
Around midnight, heavily-armed fighters arrived in his village, in Ethiopia s western Benishangul-Gumuz region, sending Girmay fleeing into the forest to hide for two days.
He returned to a horrifying sight: the corpses of his eight housemates, all day-labourers on teff and peanut farms, who had become the latest victims in a gruesome, perplexing string of attacks.
Ethiopia: Security Task Force Takes Over Operation in Metekel 30 December, 2020 - 13:40
[Ethiopian Herald] A national task force established by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Ph.D) has taken over the security enforcement operations in Metekel Zone of Benishangul-Gumuz State, according to Lieutenant General Asrat Denero.[.]
A Security Task Force Takes over Law Enforcement Operation in Metekel
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Addis Ababa December 28/2020 (ENA) A national task force established by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has taken over the security enforcement operations in Metekel Zone of Benshangul Gumuze Regional State, according to Lieutenant General Asrat Denero.
The task force that comprises of high ranking officials from the government and national army has fully commenced its law enforcement operation in the area.
Head of the Security Forces, Lieutenant General Asrat said the hunt for suspects who participated in the killings of civilians has been continued, adding that the perpetrators will soon be brought to justice.
Ethiopia: A Security Task Force Takes over Law Enforcement Operation in Metekel 28 December, 2020 - 15:10
Country: Ethiopia Source: Government of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa December 28/2020 (ENA) A national task force established by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has taken over the security enforcement operations in Metekel Zone of Benshangul Gumuze Regional State, according to Lieutenant General Asrat Denero.
The task force that comprises of high ranking officials from the government and national army has fully commenced its law enforcement operation in the area.
Head of the Security Forces, Lieutenant General Asrat said the hunt for suspects who participated in the killings of civilians has been continued, adding that the perpetrators will soon be brought to justice.
Ethiopia offers reward for help finding dissident Tigray leaders AFP 18/12/2020 AFP
Ethiopia on Friday offered a reward in exchange for information that could help locate leaders of the Tigray region s ruling party, who have been the target of a major military offensive.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, last year s Nobel Peace Prize winner, announced the military campaign against the Tigray People s Liberation Front (TPLF) on November 4, saying it came in response to TPLF-orchestrated attacks on federal army camps.
Abiy declared victory after federal forces took the regional capital Mekele in late November, but the UN says clashes persist in the region and TPLF leaders remain on the run.