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Renewed Violence and Displacement in Moyale as Residents Appeal for Federal Intervention
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
AI SUMMARY
A week-long conflict in Moyale, sparked by a regional flag dispute, has displaced over 30,000 people to Kenya and left remaining residents facing severe shortages and continuous gunfire.
- A dispute over the hoisting of a regional flag triggered an armed conflict in the border city of Moyale that has lasted for one week.
- Residents report that heavy gunfire continues to be heard after dusk despite relative relative daylight lulls.
- Electricity and water services remain cut off in the city, forcing residents to cross into Kenya or borrow power banks to charge mobile phones.
- The conflict has spread to Hudet District, James Malap Malka Kebele, six kebeles under Hos Imado, and Liben Qarsadula District, resulting in civilian casualties.
- Kalín Shidan School and the city mayor's office were burned down during the initial days of the clashes.
- An estimated 30,000 or more Ethiopians have fled across the border into Kenya, taking shelter in Kenyan Red Cross facilities, tents, mosques, and with relatives.
- An Ethiopian doctor in Gambo stated that Oromos, Somalis, and other ethnic groups are sheltering together, noting the conflict is not driven by the grassroots population.
- A federal customs branch employee reported that a young man searching for food for his child was killed in front of his home by a stray heavy artillery shell on October 26, 2019 (Ethiopian calendar).
- Elderly citizens and individuals with disabilities unable to flee to Gambo remain trapped in dire conditions without food, water, or electricity.
- Both opposing factions are equipped with heavy weaponry, and residents have appealed to the federal government to intervene and stop the violence.
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