(Photo: UNHCR)Addis Abeba –At least nine government security forces were killed and several others injured in an attack on a security post near the Kumer refugee camp in the West Gondar Zone of Ethiopia’s Amhara region on 17 July, 2024, according to eyewitness reports to the BBC. Two refugees from the Kumer camp, which primarily houses Sudanese nationals, informed the BBC that, in addition to the fatalities, several other security personnel were injured in the attack. Following the attack, refugees reported to the BBC that defense forces were deployed to the area. In May 2024, the UNHCR reported that nearly 1,000 Sudanese refugees left the Kumer and Awlala refugee sites in the Amhara region due to security concerns and inadequate services. In response to the situation, the UNHCR has begun relocating Sudanese refugees to a new settlement near Assosa in the Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News July 18, 2024 10:01 UTC