Amhara activists claim that Amhara militias are fighting to defend their community in response to Oromo Liberation Army’s (OLA) atrocities against Amhara civilians. In a phone interview, Marga told Ethiopia Insight that on 14 October, four days prior to the conversation, Amhara militants attacked Oromo residents in Haro. Confirming narrativesReports by several Amhara media outlets claimed that Amhara residents accuse “OLF-Shene” of committing targeted attacks against Amhara civilians. The two competing narratives—Amhara activists accusing OLA of killing Amhara civilians, and the Oromo accusing Amhara militias of killing Oromo civilians—circulated on social media, as usual. Following the deployment of security forces, Amhara activists accused Oromia Special Forces of attacking Amhara civilians.

Source: Ethiopian News June 01, 2022 18:59 UTC