ADDIS ABABA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia said Thursday that unrest in Moyale area, southern Ethiopia, in recent days has displaced 39,825 people. Gebre's comment came after a botched military operation to sniff out rebels in Moyale city last Saturday left nine civilians dead and 12 injured. Ethiopia's Command Secretariat on Sunday said four soldiers including a colonel have been disarmed and put under arrest pending investigation. The current martial law period is the second the East African country has imposed since the second half of 2016. Ethiopia had witnessed a 10-month long state of emergency period since October 2016.

Source: Ethiopian News March 15, 2018 14:15 UTC