Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)

Force in Play

Recorded 193 civilian-targeting incidents in Arsi zone since February 2023

Armed men killed at least 60 Orthodox Christians in two districts of Ethiopia's Oromia region, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church said. The church reported 14 dead in Merti district on October 20 and 46 in Shirka district four days later. Residents told the BBC and Addis Standard that gunmen went house to house for nearly six hours, and that children were among the dead.

Updated Oct 29

Force in Play

Documented Ethiopian and Tigray Peace Force fighters entering Aksum and at least seven drone strikes in Semema.

Ethiopian forces and their Tigray Peace Force allies entered Aksum in mid-October and took Bizet and Inticho on October 20, extending federal control across northern Tigray. Federal troops also pulled back from the border towns of Zalambessa and Rama while keeping up drone and artillery strikes on Tigrayan fighters in the central mountains.

Updated Oct 23