Extremist attack in Ethiopia West Dharma! At least 14 people died

According to Ethiopian media reports, eight police officers and five civilians were killed and serious property damage was caused in a deadly attack in Konso zone, a southern ethnic state in Ethiopia.

According to the district governor of the local area, the attack was carried out by "members of extremist groups", and the death toll has risen to 14. The "members of the extremist group" began the attack on August 18, which lasted several days, attacking regional bureaus and local government agencies, as well as targeting civilians and government personnel.

According to reports from regional authorities and police stations, the attackers launched fierce attacks on the police station, and the police force exchanged fire with the attackers, but the police force was defeated by the extremists and eventually had to withdraw. The attackers then seized weapons and other items from the police station, and the attackers also robbed civilians, confiscated computers, mobile phones and other property, took motorcycles and cars, and set fire to government buildings and several houses.

The attack was on a large scale and lasted several days. It was not until the Ethiopian National Defence Force and the federal police entered the area that the organization was prompted to flee and is currently looking for some abducted people and confirming the death toll.

It is understood that the gang of the attack originally lived in the area next door, but the gang attacked the special police force in the area, so it was wanted by the government, and then fled to Kongso district and launched an armed attack. Moreover, in recent days, attacks have been carried out in the area, which has displaced about 37000 people in the area, and this is the largest attack so far.

Recent extremist forces have destabilized the region, disrupted people's peace and destroyed infrastructure, including police stations and administrative buildings, according to a statement issued by the communications office of Kongso district on August 24. At present, in recent days, digital medical equipment in hospitals, government vehicles and equipment belonging to 23 government offices have been looted and damaged, as well as the destruction of crops, the theft of livestock, the destruction of property and casualties, more than 600 million Bill's property has been destroyed so far.

The area of the attack is Kongso District, which belongs to all ethnic states in the south, but it is also part of the coffee producing area of Sidamo, and Sidamo is one of the important producing areas of Ethiopia, and the area is very close to the Yegashifi producing area. although the militants have fled the Conso area, they may flee to the nearby area to launch attacks and damage, causing damage to the coffee and other agricultural industries in the area. And will reduce coffee production in the region.

Previously, the armed conflict in Ethiopia was in the north of the country, while the coffee-producing areas were all in the west and south of the Ethiopian capital, but earlier armed attacks had taken place in the south-central part of Ethiopia. The current armed attacks took place directly in the coffee-producing areas in the south, having a direct impact on the country's coffee industry.

Moreover, due to the earlier reform in Ethiopia, the devaluation of the Ethiopian currency Bill after the reform will theoretically make exports booming and make them cheaper, but Ethiopia's export demand is unstable and domestic inflation makes input costs higher. Therefore, experts from the Ethiopian Economic Association said that given the impact of current domestic inflation and security problems, export earnings are unlikely to increase significantly in the short term. On the contrary, Ethiopia relies heavily on scarce basic imports, exacerbating the negative impact of currency depreciation, and the trade deficit is likely to worsen in the short term as import costs rise.

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