More Than 9,000 Civilians Displaced in Deadly Clashes on Ethiopia, South Sudan Border

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba — Over 9,000 residents of Lare and Jikao woredas were displaced in fresh clashes near the South Sudanese border leaving six people dead and one injured, the Gambella regional government said. According to the head of the regional press secretariat office, Ugutu Ading, said the recent clash between Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) troops and the South Sudanese government led South Sudanese militants to cross over to Ethiopian territories displacing the residents of four kebeles in Lare a

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba — Over 9,000 residents of Lare and Jikao woredas were displaced in fresh clashes near the South Sudanese border leaving six people dead and one injured, the Gambella regional government said. According to the head of the regional press secretariat office, Ugutu Ading, said the recent clash between Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) troops and the South Sudanese government led South Sudanese militants to cross over to Ethiopian territories displacing the residents of four kebeles in Lare a