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Drone strikes on Ethiopia displacement camp kill at least 14
Drone strikes hit a camp for displaced people in Ethiopia’s Amhara region on Thursday, October 29.
Witnesses said at least 14 people were killed, including children, while other accounts put the toll at 15 or higher.
The camp housed people who had fled earlier violence, and more than 1,700 people lived at the Jari 2 site, according to one account.
The strikes took place amid continuing conflict in Ethiopia, though witnesses said there was no fighting nearby at the time.
Who carried out the strikes and why remains unclear, and accounts differ on the number killed and injured.
The attack adds to violence in a region where drone strikes have occurred during fighting between federal forces and armed groups.
Survivors were sheltering in a school, while local officials said they were helping injured people get medical treatment.
Drone strikes hit a camp for displaced people in Ethiopia’s Amhara region on Thursday, October 29.
Witnesses reported at least 14 deaths, while other sources said 15 people were killed; an armed-conflict monitoring group gave a higher estimate.
Children were among the dead, and people were injured.
The camp, known as Jari 2, housed more than 1,700 people who had fled earlier violence.
It was not clear why the camp was targeted or who carried out the strikes.
- Who
- At least 14 people were killed, including children. Witnesses and other sources gave differing death tolls.
- What
- A series of drone strikes hit a camp for displaced people.
- When
- Thursday, October 29, 2026.
- Where
- Jari 2 camp in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, about 400 kilometres northeast of Addis Ababa.
- Why
- Not stated. It was not clear why the camp was targeted.
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Drone strikes hit a camp for displaced people in Amhara.
Witnesses said bodies were buried and some injured people died while receiving medical treatment.
Witnesses and sources reported the deaths and injuries.
- Camp
- Jari 2, in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
- Camp population
- More than 1,700 people
- Distance from Addis Ababa
- About 400 kilometres northeast
- Reported deaths
- At least 14; other sources said 15, while Acled estimated 16 to 23
- Injured people
- Local official cited by Straits Times said medical treatment was being arranged for 36 people
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What people are saying
Four drone strikes were carried out one after another. We have buried 14 people at the IDP centre. Two more died while receiving medical treatment
My sister-in-law was killed, and we couldn't even find her body because it was dismembered
There were around five explosions. Then ... we started collecting bodies