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Militant Attacks and Security Vacuum Devastate South Ethiopia's Kore Zone
Borkena · 3 weeks ago · Read the Full Story on Borkena
AI SUMMARY
Persistent militant incursions and cattle rustling from neighboring Oromia Region have created a severe security crisis in South Ethiopia's Kore Zone amid an inadequate federal response.
- Armed militants operating from the West Guji Zone of the Oromia Region carry out systematic killings, physical assaults, and cattle rustling in Gorca District of the Kore Zone.
- The ongoing violence heavily impacts 11 kebeles in Gorca District, forcing farmers to abandon vast stretches of agricultural land over the past decade.
- Armed groups issued explicit threats of attacks continuing through September 10, 2026, forcing local residents to conduct nightly security patrols themselves.
- Conciliation talks between Gorca leaders and West Guji's Gela and Suro Barguda districts have failed to resolve the border conflict.
- Local civil defense militias have been unable to contain the violence due to the superior weaponry of the non-state armed groups.
- Several border kebeles in West Guji lack active government administrative structures, allowing armed groups to operate without municipal oversight.
- Local officials are calling for urgent, large-scale intervention from regional and federal governments to halt the deteriorating security situation.
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