At least 27 civilians were killed by Ethiopian troops this past week in the North Shoa and North Gojam zones of the Amhara region, BBC Amharic reported. The killings were carried out on Monday, June 25, and Wednesday, June 27, resulting in the deaths of more than 27 civilians, the BBC reported citing witnesses. In another attack, civilians were killed on Monday in Adet town, located in the North Gojjam Zone of the Amhara region. Town residents told the BBC that 11 civilians were killed by uniformed government forces in what they described as a revenge attack. According to witnesses, the civilians were killed following clashes between government forces and Fano, a militia in the surrounding Amhara region, where the government forces reportedly suffered a heavy defeat.
