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Hundreds of Ethiopians cross into Kenya to flee regional fighting
Al Jazeera • • world
Key Points:
- Hundreds of Ethiopians, mainly women and children, have fled into Kenya through multiple entry points in Moyale due to escalating fighting in the border town.
- The violence began after loyalists raised the flag of the Somali Regional State, sparking clashes between Ethiopia’s Oromia and Somali regional forces.
- Kenyan police reported gunfire and chaotic scenes, prompting a humanitarian response from the Kenya Red Cross, which is providing temporary shelter and essential supplies to around 1,000 households.
- The conflict in Moyale is distinct and located hundreds of kilometers away from the ongoing larger conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.
