News: Five farmers killed, over 100 cattle looted in South #Ethiopia’s #Burji Zone; three more killed in #Kore Five farmers were killed and more than 100 cattle looted in an attack in Soyama Zuria Woreda of the Burji Zone in South Ethiopia Regional State, according to local sources who spoke with #Addis_Standard; three more people, including a 14-year-old boy, were also killed in a separate attack in neighboring Kore Zone, two days later. The latest killing is part of the persistent insecurity affecting local communities along parts of the boundary between South Ethiopia and #Oromia since early 2021. https://addisstandard.com/?p=60702

#Ethiopia: Two government civil servants killed in drone strike in western #Oromia, say resident, relative Addis Abeba - Two local government employees were killed in a drone strike in Ababo Guduru Woreda, #Horo_Guduru #Wollega Zone, western Oromia, on Friday, October 23, according to a resident and a relative of one of the victims who spoke to Addis Standard. The victims were identified as Bashana Lammesa, an employee of the Woreda Job Creation and Enterprise Office, and Addisu Tamasgen, an employee of the Woreda Land Administration Office. Both died instantly in the strike, while another person accompanying them was injured, a resident of Ababo Guduru Woreda, who requested anonymity for safety reasons, told Addis Standard. https://addisstandard.com/?p=60723

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