Addis Ababa, Feb 15 (AP) Ethiopia's government on Thursday dismissed allegation its soldiers massacred scores of civilians last month in the country's restive Amhara region as the West is demanding an investigation into the killings. A rebellion broke out in Amhara — Ethiopia's second-biggest province — last year when the government moved to dissolve regional forces and absorb them into the federal army. Rights monitors have documented a range of human rights abuses by government forces during the conflict, including alleged extra-judicial killings. The two sides began fighting even before the Tigray conflict ended in November 2022 with a peace deal. Amhara is now under a state of emergency that suspends civil liberties and gives extra powers to the security services.

Source: Ethiopian News February 15, 2024 14:44 UTC