2020-12-24 17:40:57 GMT2020-12-25 01:40:57(Beijing Time) Sina English
Ethiopia’s military killed 42 armed men accused of attacking a village in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, state-affiliated Fana TV reported on Thursday, as the government sent in more troops to contain ethnic tensions.
Government forces seized bows and arrows and other weapons from the armed men, Fana said in its report that cited unnamed regional officials. It did not say when the clash took place or which group was involved.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said yesterday he was sending forces to the region, which borders Sudan, the day after unidentified attackers torched homes and killed more than 100 people in a village there.
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ADDIS ABABA, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Ethiopia s military killed 42 armed men accused of attacking a village in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, state-affiliated Fana TV reported on Thursday, as the government sent in more troops to contain ethnic tensions.
Government forces seized bows and arrows and other weapons from the armed men, Fana said in its report that cited unnamed regional officials. It did not say when the clash took place or which group was involved.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday he was sending forces to Benishangul-Gumuz, which borders Sudan, the day after unidentified attackers torched homes and killed more than 100 people in a village there.
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Ethiopia - Tigray Region Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 22 December 2020
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Tigray Region’s security situation remains volatile with reports of localized fighting between federal forces and the Tigray People s Liberation Front (TPLF).
The Ethiopian Government has reported dispatching relief commodities to IDPs and refugees in Tigray Region.
The first convoy with international aid arrived in Mekelle on 12 December, carrying drugs and supplies from the ICRC and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS).
WFP also delivered food for 35,000 refugees in Adi Harush and Mai Ayni camps on 21 December.
Humanitarian partners have updated the Humanitarian Response Plan for Northern Ethiopia. The plan seeks $116.5 million to address the immediate needs of about 2.3 million people.
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On November 4, 2020, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appeared on state television and acknowledged that he ordered the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) to commence operations against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in response to what he described as attacks by TPLF forces on Ethiopian military bases and federal forces in the regional capital of Mekelle, and at other camps in the Tigray region.
The TPLF, the ruling party administering the northern region of Tigray in Ethiopia, acknowledged that it took over the assets of the Ethiopian military’s Northern Command based in Tigray. Subsequent to launching military operations, the Prime Minister’s Office also announced a six-month state of emergency throughout the Tigray region. In a televised broadcast days later, Abiy announced that the Ethiopian military had destroyed weaponry near Mekelle.