Security
South Ethiopia Police Report Deadly Attack in Gamo Zone
Addis Standard · 2 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Addis Standard
AI SUMMARY
The South Ethiopia Regional State Police Commission reported that nine police officers and security personnel were killed in a sudden attack in Gamo Zone amid ongoing regional security tensions.
- Several security personnel were killed in a sudden attack in Koshale Kebele, Geresse Zuria Woreda, Gamo Zone, on October 1.
- The South Ethiopia Regional State Police Commission released the names of nine killed personnel, including Inspector Abyot Ashenafi and Captain Ermias Durcha Kulo.
- The Gamo Zone Police Department separately reported the September 28 death of Assistant Sergeant Yoseph Umato while returning from a government mission, though its connection to the main attack remains unclear.
- The killings occurred amid a prolonged security crisis in the Gamo Zone linked to longstanding Zayse community demands for a separate special woreda and administrative self-governance.
- Previous security operations and clashes in the Zayse area in 2023 and 2024 resulted in numerous civilian deaths, displacements, and human rights violations documented by rights groups.
- Gamo Zone officials recently convened consultative forums with elders and scholars to advance reconciliation and urged armed groups to abandon hostilities.
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