Ethiopian Government is Behind Ethnic clashes that kill 18 Ethiopians, displace thousands
By Katy Migiro
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies workers and displaced people at the Kenya’s border with Ethiopia.
NAIROBI, July 30 (Reuters) – At least 18 people have been killed in fierce fighting between two communities over land in southern Ethiopia and 20,000 refugees have fled to Kenya, the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) said on Monday.
Fighting broke out last Thursday because of a dispute over the Ethiopian government’s decision to settle the Garri community on land which the Borana claim to own, KRCS said in a statement on its website.
Thousands of refugees, segregated by ethnicity, are camped out in schools and a mosque around the Kenyan town of Moyale. Others are being given refuge by local Kenyan residents.
“Most of the families are in the open cold with their children for lack of shelter,” KRCS said.
“The humanitarian situation is dire bearing in mind that the effects of the HOA drought on the populations in the conflict areas are also still being felt,” it said.
The Garri and Borana communities straddle the Kenyan and Ethiopian borders.
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies workers and displaced people at the Kenya’s border with Ethiopia.
Life in arid northern Kenya is precarious, with millions still reliant upon food aid following a severe drought in 2011. Heavily armed pastoralist communities regularly clash over land, water and cattle in the remote borderlands.
Some refugees started to return to Ethiopia on Monday after Ethiopia’s federal government intervened in the clash-hit areas, Abbas Gullet, the secretary general of KRCS, told AlertNet.
“The federal security forces are taking control of the security situation from regional security officials and they are looking for an amicable solution to the disputes,” Gullet said.
At least 12 people have been injured, but they are reluctant to seek medical help at facilities thought to belong to rival communities, KRCS said.
“The reported injuries include gun wounds, fractures, bleeding, and internal bleeding,” it said.
The KRCS Moyale Branch response team is waiting for more casualties to reach the Kenyan border from the Ethiopian interior where the fighting is taking place, KRCS said.
– Reuters
There is no doubt that the mercenery and much hated Woyane government is after the present clash between garri and Borana communities. An edivence is that many international media reported saying “Ethiopian government’s decision to settle the Garri community on land which the Borana claim to own”.
The barbaric Woyane regim has done all kinds of sins and crimes against the people of east Africa. Since there time is coming to an end , they donot refrain from doing similar crimes. They are like a wounded wolf.
That is an horrendous lies, Chamuq and Malab are wholly settled by the Gabra and Garre community not a single Borana family leave in the area. KRCS have no knowledge of the area and it is simply drumming up what the Oromo are feeding it. The refugee is just another opportunity for some reckless pests of NGO gathering to create wealth for themselves by creating disaster that does not exists. Oromo refugees need to go back to where they came from by the way do not stop in Moyale town that is for Gabra, Garre and a few highlander shop keeper. Borana should not stop until the reach Tuqa, Hidi loola. Stop the strange and the crazy talk of Garre being settled in Moyale
Well stated! Obsaa
We are obliged to expose and fight cruel, criminal and fascist wayyane regime by all means. To my understanding, historically minor conflicts between these two communities are undeniable. The solutions for those minor conflicts were quick and safe lives and stop bloodshed because they resolve according to their custom and culture. Since TPLF regime come to power things have been changed. Garri Oromos who now called themselves Somali( Kilili5)gave unconditional support to TPLF, in return Wayyane promised them to give all borana land to them. Why? Borana is blacklisted as Oromo extremist by wayyane regime,for well known reason. Behind all conflict between Borana and any neighboring communities, wayyane involvement is imminent. This is not only happening in Borana Zone
= In Eastern Oromia between Oromo and Adare
= In western Oromia between Oromo and
Benishangul
= In Central Oromia between Gujii Oromos and
Gedeo
The list is endless.
Why they ignite this war between these communities now?
We know that Ethiopia is without a leader for some weeks, the country is mourning, at the same time it is obvious the in fight within their camp is reaching boiling point. For them (TPLF) they are diverting people’s attention and make them busy somehow. For Kilili5 they also want to grab some people’s land during this transition period expand their territory.
Oromia Shall be free!!!
Stop your senseless wining and always the victim will always remain Victim. Your weakness is mind bugling. You are the once fighting with every Qabila and Garre know how to deal with shameless weakness and victimization syndrome.
i think this people calling them self boran and redcross they a out of there mind by false information to world yet boranas are the ones who fighted garre community from all direction claiming the meles is dead at moment.i was at the grassroot level nt a strory at all