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At least 200 civilians killed in western Ethiopia, say reports and officials

(CNN) - At least 200 civilians are believed to have been killed in Ethiopia's Oromia region by rebel group the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) on Saturday, according to reports, a rights group and local officials. Most of the victims are from the Amhara ethnic group, a police officer said.

The attack on the town of Gimbi was connected to fighting between government forces and the OLA, according to a statement from the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The EHRC told [...] that the assault has left "scores of people injured, villages destroyed, and entire communities traumatized." The OLA - which last year aligned with Tigrayan rebel forces against Ethiopia's federal government in the country's protracted conflict - has denied all the allegations. [...]

The rebel group has been designated as a terror organization by the Ethiopian government, and it is frequently accused of attacking civilians and targeting ethnic Amharas. This incident is among the worst atrocities to hit the country since fighting broke out in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region in 2020, when Abiy's government and its allies from the neighboring Amhara region tried to suppress a rebellion by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).

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