የአሶሳው እልቂትና የሰሜኑ ጦርነት EMS Eletawi discusses the Asosa massacre and the war in the north.
Background: The most widely reported recent attack in Assosa Zone came on November 5, when armed attackers struck Dalati locality in Buldiglu woreda, Assosa Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz, near the Oromia border. The regional police commissioner told BBC Amharic that 52 people were killed (21 civilians, 18 anti-riot police and 13 militia) and blamed the group the government calls "Shene", the Oromo Liberation Army, which had not publicly responded. Residents told Addis Standard that more than 65 people died in attacks lasting into November 6. The Oromo Liberation Front separately alleged that regional police killed more than 43 Oromo civilians in Dalati the same day. None of these tolls or accusations has been independently verified.
Source: Ethiopian Media Services
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