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. Ethiopian Human Rights Council underscored the increasingly frequent nature and spread of conflicts and security issues in the area and called for preventative measures.
Background and events of the conflict This section lists the background on the frequent conflicts that occurred in disputed administrative lands shared between the SNNPR and Oromia regions, which is often referred to as West Guji.
+ Period Event and land administration Description Datepre-1980sHistorical land occupation by the Guji and Koore people Eviction of the Guji and Koore people by the State, annexation of their land to the Nechisar park in early 1980s Historical pre-1994Previous administration was under the Sidamo Province Occasional interpersonal disputes were resolved with communal councilsHistoricalDuring EPRDFThe start of Ethnic federalismAdministration of lands with ethnic lines. The Guji Oromo fell under the Oromia region, a portion of them inhabited areas of SNNPR. The Gedeo continued in SNNPR1994During EPRDFExpansion and disputes between SNNPR Expansion of the newly drawn Oromia regional state to the small zones in SNNPR that share borders During EPRDFDuring EPRDFReferendums and conflict Clashes, killings and displacement1995 to 1998During EPRDFAmaro-Guji clashes13 people killed, houses burned down, over 400 IDPs29 July 2017During Prosperity PartyPolitical "superiority" of the Guji Oromo following the Oromo-led ruling in the countryClashes, killings and displacement2018 onwardsDuring Prosperity PartyEconomic and political upper-hand of the Guji Oromo against Amaro, Gedeao and others in the conflict areasFrustration caused widespread conflict, killings and displacement2018 onwardsDuring Prosperity PartyThe Gedeo-West Guji displacementOne million people displacedApril 2018During Prosperity PartyAttack in AmaroOLF gunmen killed 2 farmers in Amaro29 January 2019During Prosperity PartyTemporary peace offer between the OLF and a Guji regional commanderWarring parties include the Amaro and Gadeo communities with the Guji Oromo that get assistance from the OLF. OLF often collaborates with the federal troops or the Oromo Special Force (OSF)January 2021During Prosperity PartyDeadly attack on Amaro-Guji communal leaders 6 people killed during communal leaders meeting in Gelana woreda18 March 2021During Prosperity PartyInstigation of violence by the Guji Oromo militiasViolence continued despite peace offering between OLF and a Guji regional commander2021During Prosperity PartyAggression of the OLF-SheneOLF-Shene claimed control of some territory in Guji2021During Prosperity PartyArmed group opened fire during a reconciliation meeting at Gelana, Amaro zone8 killed, 4 injured. OLF-Shene gunmen reported as suspect9 March 2021During Prosperity PartyAttack on Amaro2 farmers killed in the Kore Kebele, in the Amaro Zone by an armed group29 March 2021During Prosperity PartyAttack on Amaro1 farmer injured while he was asleep in the Gamule Kebele, in the Amaro Zone by an armed group30 March 2021During Prosperity PartyAttack on Amaro1 farmer killed in the Kejalo Kebele in Amaro Zone by armed group31 March 2021During Prosperity PartyAttack in the conflict areas11 people killed by militia group from Gelana and Suro Berguda Woreda of West Guji Zone5-30 March 2021During Prosperity PartyClash between the Koore and other militias5 killed, 15 injured. Armed clashes between the Koore militas members and the ENDF government forces with Derashe ethnic militias in Holte kebele in Derashe special woreda, and Buniti, Abulo, and Alfacho kebeles in the Amaro zoneJune 2022During Prosperity PartyOLF-Shene attacked Amaro3 Amaro farmers killed, 2 injured, and livestock stolen from 12 farmers 6 July 2022
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See also Ethnic violence in Konso Human rights in Ethiopia Democratic backsliding in Ethiopia Gambela massacre