An Ethiopian military airstrike on a crowded town square in the country’s northern Amhara region killed 26 people and injured dozens on Sunday, according to the Associated Press (AP). The rights group said that the Ethiopian army killed protestors including civilians who attempted to block roads in some cases. It added that the Amhara regional administration officials at various levels have been the target of attacks, resulting in the temporary collapse of local state structures in many areas and killings of government officials. Humanitarian assistance to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Amhara region has been interrupted due to the conflict and the blocking of roads. The fighting in the Amhara region is the latest in a series of conflicts that have erupted in Ethiopia in recent years.

Source: Ethiopian News August 14, 2023 18:41 UTC