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Ethopia: Fear, insecurity persists amid recent large-scale IDPs and militia return to Raya Alamata

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Published on 2024-07-23 08:43:17

Ethopia: Fear, insecurity persists amid recent large-scale IDPs and militia return to Raya Alamata
Archive picture of Alamata town (Photo: VOA)

Addis Abeba – Over the past three days, the Tigray Interim administration has returned nearly 17,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) including militia and former police officers to Raya Alamata and its surrounding areas.

Haftu Kiros, administrator of the Southern Tigray Zone, confirmed to Addis Standard that 16,868 IDPs who had sought refuge in Maichew and Mekoni towns have returned to Raya Alamata and nearby areas like Waja and Timuga.

According to the administrator, the returnees include…

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