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August 15, 2023

Ethiopian Airstrike Kills 26 in Amhara Days After State of Emergency Declared
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At least 26 people died in the Amhara region of Ethiopia in a military
airstrike on Sunday. Eyewitnesses said the airstrike wounded at least 55
people. Ethiopia's government declared a six-month state of emergency in
the Amhara region on August 4 after clashes intensified between regional
groups and the Ethiopian military. There are reports of hundreds,
possibly thousands, of arrests in the region since the emergency rule
began.


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