Afar–Somali clashes
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| Afar-Somali clashes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the conflicts in the Horn of Africa | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Somali Region Somali-allied militas |
 Afar Region Afar-allied militas | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mustafa Mustafa Mohammed Omar (Cagjar) | Awol Arba Unde | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 127+killed[1][2] | |||||||
Afar–Somali clashes are territorial conflicts between the Afar and Somali Regions of Ethiopia.[3] According to Crisis Group since the conflicts began between the groups dozens of lives have been claimed.[4] In October 2020, 27 people were killed. On 2 April 2021, 100 cattle herders were reportedly shot dead.[5][6]
In 2014, the federal government, headed by the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), redrew the boundary between the two regions. As a result the Somali Region lost three villages to the Afar Region. Since then they have been trying to get the villages back under their control.[7]
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References[edit]
- ^ At least 100 killed in border clashes between Ethiopia's Somali and Afar regions - official, retrieved 7 April 2021
- ^ Global Overview, retrieved 21 January 2021
- ^ At least 100 killed in border clashes between Ethiopia's Somali and Afar regions - official, retrieved 7 April 2021
- ^ Global Overview, retrieved 21 January 2021
- ^ Over 100 killed in clashes in Ethiopia's Afar, Somali regions, retrieved 7 April 2021
- ^ NEWS: AT LEAST 27 KILLED IN CLASHES IN THE BORDER BETWEEN AFAR, SOMALI REGIONS, retrieved 29 October 2020
- ^ Staff, Reuters (7 April 2021). "At least 100 killed in border clashes between Ethiopia's Somali and Afar regions - official". Reuters. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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