Around 119 killed by the Ethiopian security forces, confirmed a top official

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ADDIS ABABA, 12 April, 2021 (TON): On Sunday, a top Ethiopian official said, security forces in Ethiopia's Oromia state have killed 119 militants.

The rebels were suspected to be members of the outlawed Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), said Alemayehu Tesfaye, Chief Administrator of East Wollega zone of Oromia regional state. 

Tesfaye said a further 43 suspected OLA rebels and their accomplices were also arrested during recent military operations.

OLA is a breakaway faction of the former rebel group Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and an opposition political party claiming to fight for the rights of ethnic Oromos.

The Oromos make up about 35 per cent of Ethiopia's 110 million plus population.

However, the OLF was designated as a terrorist group by the Ethiopian Parliament in 2011 and was removed from the terror list in 2018 to help facilitate negotiations and foster reconciliation.

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