Dozens of people were confirmed dead in a “brutal” terrorist attack in the West Wellega Zone of Ethiopia. It occurred after government forces left unexpectedly on 1 November. Following their departure, survivors said rebels identifying themselves from the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) arrived and claimed authority to the area. According to
Amnesty International, “[M]ilitants [then] gathered people who did not manage to flee, mainly women, children, and the elderly, and killed them,” while a witness speaking to Amhara Mass Media recalled the group gathering “200 people for a meeting around 5pm” and then “shooting at them.” Supporting
Amnesty’s claim that Sunday’s attack was the latest deliberation against ethnic minorities, Ethiopia’s Human Rights Commission (EHRC) cited reports of Amharas “dragged from their homes and taken to a school, where they were killed.” Although the EHRC officially stated the death toll at 32, the “actual number could be much hi
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