Global InformationQelem Wollega massacre information
| Qelem Wollega massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the OLA insurgency | |
  Kellem Kellem (Ethiopia) | |
| Location | Kelam Welega Zone, Hawa Gelan, Oromia, Ethiopia |
| Date | July 4, 2022 12:00 AM [1] – 4:00 AM |
| Target | Amhara civilians |
| Deaths | 150-160+[1] (per BBC) 308 (per Amhara Association of America)[2] 168[3](per Ethiopian government) |
| Injured | 36 |
| Perpetrator | Oromo Liberation Army (alleged by Ethiopia) Ethiopian government (alleged by OLA)[4] |
On July 4, 2022, alleged Oromo Liberation Army militants killed hundreds of civilians in Kelam Welega Zone, Oromia in Ethiopia.[5] The massacre sparked condemnation from Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed, and was the second mass killing in Oromia region after the Gimbi massacre just a week prior.[6] Qelem is also known as Kellem.
- ^ a b "ኦሮሚያ ክልል፡ በቄለም ወለጋ ዞን በተፈፀመ ጥቃት ቢያንስ 150 ሰዎች መገደላቸውን የዐይን እማኞች ተናገሩ". BBC News አማርኛ. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ ""They attacked us for the simple reason of being Amhara"" (PDF). Amhara Association of America. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "በቄለም ወለጋ በታጣቂዎች ደርሷል ስለተባለ ግድያና አፈና | DW | 08.02.2022". DW.COM. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "ኦሮሚያ ክልል፡ በቄለም ወለጋ ዞን በተፈፀመ ጥቃት ቢያንስ 150 ሰዎች መገደላቸውን የዐይን እማኞች ተናገሩ". BBC News አማርኛ (in Amharic). 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ "ኦሮሚያ ክልል፡ በቄለም ወለጋ ዞን በተፈፀመ ጥቃት ቢያንስ 150 ሰዎች መገደላቸውን የዐይን እማኞች ተናገሩ". BBC News አማርኛ (in Amharic). 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ Account (2022-07-04). "Ethiopia: Hundreds massacred in Fresh attack in Qelem Wollega". Borkena Ethiopian News. Retrieved 2023-01-17.