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Moyale Border Crossing Closed as Security Risks Escalate Near Kenya-Ethiopia Frontier
The Kenya Red Cross said it is setting up temporary shelter for families, with initial aid reaching 1,000 households.
- On Thursday, hundreds of Ethiopians fled into Kenya as gunfire and chaotic scenes erupted in the border town of Moyale, police said. Crossings began Wednesday, with women and children comprising most arrivals.
- The influx follows fighting in Moyale, where tensions between leaders of Ethiopia's Oromia and Somali regional states escalated. Gunfire continued on the Ethiopian side of the border into Thursday, according to security briefs.
- "We have hundreds of people from Ethiopia, mainly children and women," said Marsabit commissioner Stanley Kamande. Many arrivals are staying with relatives and well-wishers in several Kenyan villages.
- Kenya Red Cross official Ibrae John said the organization is assessing displacement needs. "No camp is ready to host those displaced but we shall most definitely work on it," John stated.
- Distinct from the northern Tigray conflict, local violence on Thursday shattered windows at the La-Tahsan Hotel and struck a police officer at Moyale's football ground. The settlement straddles the frontier.
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Ethiopia: Fighting in Border Town Moyale Spreads to Three More Districts, Exchange of Heavy Gunfire
Addis Abeba -- What started as a dispute over the raising of a Somali Regional State flag in Moyale town, Borana Zone, Oromia Region, followed by the killing of a 13-year-old girl on October 18, has escalated into sustained fighting, with security forces from the Oromia and Somali regions exchanging heavy gunfire.
·Washington, United States
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Red Cross targets 1,000 households as conflictes between Ethiopia's Oromia and Somalia regional states drive families across the border
·Ankara, Türkiye
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Gunfire and chaotic scenes in Kenyan border town as hundreds flee Ethiopia
A police officer and a 31-year-old woman were hit by stray bullets in the northern Kenyan border town of Moyale as hundreds of Ethiopians fled into Kenya, police said.
·New York, United States
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Total News Sources36
Leaning Left9Leaning Right5Center13Last UpdatedBias Distribution48% Center
Bias Distribution
- 48% of the sources are Center
48% Center
L 33%
C 48%
R 19%
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