Ethnic violence against Amaro Koore

Ethnic violence against Amaro Koore

Amaro Amaro (Ethiopia)
Duration	1994–present
Location	Amaro woreda zone, Gedeo, West Guji, Ethiopia
Type	Ethnic violence Civilians and farmers killed and injured Hundreds of IDPs Homes burned down Livestocks stolen
Theme	Ongoing ethnic violence
Cause	Land drawn along ethnic lines (Ethnic federalism)
Motive	Dispute over administrative land, leadership and territory
Participants	OLF or OLF-shene Militants from various ethnic groups in SNNPR Oromia regions
Deaths	52+ killed, 15+ injured. Ongoing

This is part of the series of violence between minorities in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) and West Guji Zone of the Oromia regions, causing frequent attacks against ethnic Koore and other minorities in the Amaro special woreda and surroundings.^[1][2][3] Ethiopian Human Rights Council underscored the increasingly frequent nature and spread of conflicts and security issues in the area and called for preventative measures.