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Residents Report Civilian Casualties in Northern Ethiopia Conflict
Deutsche Welle · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Deutsche Welle
AI SUMMARY
Local residents report that numerous civilians have been killed and injured by heavy artillery shelling during ongoing fighting in the Raya Alamata district, Alamata city, and around Sekota.
- The ongoing conflict in Northern Ethiopia has entered its seventh day, causing civilian casualties across various kebeles in the Raya Alamata district.
- A resident of Selen Wuha reported that six family members were killed by heavy artillery, with the wounded unable to reach medical facilities due to intense fighting.
- A heavy artillery strike on the Saturday market in Alamata city on Meskerem 16, 2017 E.C., resulted in numerous casualties, with residents stating over 65 people have been harmed between Kobo and Alamata.
- In Sekota, where fighting had persisted for three days, a mother who fled from Korem was killed and two children were wounded by heavy artillery on Saturday morning.
- Residents identified Selen Wuha, Gotu, Bedena Kebele, Amogeden, the airport area, Kubi Durba, and Gedera as locations experiencing heavy casualties and shelling.
- Deutsche Welle's attempts to obtain comments from local authorities were unsuccessful.
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