🚨 Death toll from November 7 @AbiyAhmedAli regime drone strike on Amhara IDPs in Gida Kiremu Woreda rises to 36, leaving 11 children orphaned and seriously injured
The death toll from the November 7, 2026, Ethiopian Air Force drone and helicopter strikes targeting displaced Amhara civilians in Wodesadima Kebele, Gida Kiremu Woreda, East Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, has risen to 36, with numerous survivors, including children, suffering severe injuries.
Among the victims were mothers and fathers from multiple families who had sought refuge in Wodesadima after fleeing attacks by Oromia Region Gadaa Commando forces in neighboring areas. Five children from one family and three children from another lost both parents in the bombardment.
In total, 11 children have been left without either parent, with several suffering serious physical injuries. The surviving children have also been deprived of urgently needed medical treatment, leaving them in critical condition.
The November 7 bombardment struck Amhara civilians displaced from Ali, Andode Dicho, Fedeqa, Meleketa and other neighboring kebeles following attacks by Oromia Region Gadaa Commando forces. According to local sources, repeated airstrikes also targeted civilians attempting to rescue the wounded and recover the bodies of those killed in the initial strikes.
Access to medical care remains severely restricted, with damaged healthcare facilities, blocked roads and restrictions on medical personnel preventing injured survivors from receiving treatment in nearby towns, including Anger Gutin, Nekemte, Gida and Kiremu.
🚨 Three Orthodox Christians executed with their hands tied behind their backs at Baladi Gabriel Church in Arsi Zone, as government security forces fail to intervene two days after the attack
New details have emerged about the November 6th, 2026, attack against Orthodox Christians near Baladi Gabriel Church, located between Asako and Guna in Arsi Zone, Oromia Region.
According to local sources, armed Oromo militants tied the hands of three Orthodox Christian civilians behind their backs before executing them inside the compound of Baladi Gabriel Church. The assailants subsequently broke into the church and looted its property, while additional attacks in the surrounding area left residential homes burned.
The three victims have been identified as:
1. Worku Kebede (50) – A farmer.
2. Eshete Terefe (18).
3. “Goje” (70) – A laborer who had moved to the area from elsewhere and was employed in a private household. His legal name remains unknown.
As of November 8th, two days after the attack began, no government security forces had arrived at the scene, leaving the remaining Orthodox Christian residents exposed to further violence.
Local residents have also raised concerns about possible coordination between the armed militants and government officials, alleging that the attacks are part of an effort to forcibly remove Orthodox Christians from the area.
The latest killings follow two earlier massacres in Arsi Zone, including the November 5th attack in Endeto, where more than 50 Orthodox Christians were killed, and another attack the previous week that claimed more than 60 lives.
34 Christians have been killed by jihadis in Endato village, Ethiopia.
Less than two weeks ago, 60 Christians were also massacred. That brings the death toll to 94 Christians in less than two weeks.
🚨 At least 126 Orthodox Christians killed across Arsi Zone of Oromia Region between October and November 2026 as extremist Oromo Islamist carry out a series of massacres
At least 126 Ethiopian Orthodox Christians were killed in a series of attacks across six woredas of Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, between October 12 and November 8, 2026, according to a compilation of incidents published by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) Task Force. The attacks have been attributed to extremist Oromo Islamist armed groups allegedly operating with support from elements of the government structure.
The killings occurred in Shirka, Honqolo Wabe, Merti, Robe and Asako woredas, as well as the Baladi Gabriel area between Asako and Guna. The documented incidents include mass killings, attacks on church personnel and the burial of dozens of victims in a mass grave.
Breakdown of attacks by date and location
▪️ October 12, 2026 — Sengo Yaya Kebele, Shirka Woreda
One Orthodox Christian, Getu Assefa, was killed.
▪️ October 15, 2026 — Lalo Kebele, Honqolo Wabe Woreda
Four Orthodox Christians were killed. The victims were identified as Zenebe Negash, Samuel Wale, Biru Abera and Debe Bilto.
▪️ October 17, 2026 — Hela Zembaba Kebele, Shirka Woreda
Two Orthodox Christians were killed:
1. Zewde Habte, a father of six children.
2. Asresu Tesfaye, a single mother of two children.
▪️ October 19, 2026 — Angada Kebele, Merti Woreda
A mass killing left 23 Orthodox Christians dead.
▪️ October 21, 2026 — Birbona Chole Kebele, Shirka Woreda
One Orthodox Christian, Mekonnen Amde, was killed.
▪️ October 24, 2026 — Sole Digelu Kebele, Shirka Woreda
Mekuriya Sebsibe, a security guard at Digelu Medhanealem Orthodox Church, was killed.
▪️ October 24, 2026 — Birbona Chole Kebele, Shirka Woreda
One of the deadliest attacks occurred in Birbona Chole Kebele, where 46 Orthodox Christians were killed.
1. Kalkidan Kefalew
2. Mihret Kefalew
3. Kalkidan Demsu
4. Dani Takele Kebede
5. Kebede Tadesse Biru
6. Tirngo Sisay
7. Ephrem Teferi Alemu
8. Shewan Gizaw Dejenu Waq Tola
9. Abay Tesfaye Tesema
10. Matewos Lale
11. Wudneh Zewde Belachew
12. Kebede Mandefro Bokan
13. Mulatu Teshome Bokan
14. Amde Belayhun
15. Girma Alemu Biru
16. Kefalew Alemu Biru
17. Begashaw Bogale
18. Abraham Sime Kebede
19. Kelema Abera
20. Minale Getahun Hailemariam
21. Demeq Eshetu Bokan
22. Zeleke Tilahun Bokan
23. Endale Tsegaye Assefa
24. Wondimu Legesse Dula
25. Abat Kebede Tadesse
26. Tamene Tadesse Beyene
27. Bekele Dadi
28. Abebe Getachew Zewde
29. Babi Tamene Tadesse
30. Yilma Woldesenbet
31. Niguse Mandefro Bokan
32. Mebrat Getachew
33. Gebeyehu Asamine
34. Tamene Getachew
35. Firaol Yismu Atnafe
36. Abay Geredew Feye
37. Abu Degu Kassa
38. Tadesse Desta
39. Atlaw Amde
40. Mesfin Tamene
41. Wosene Abera
42. Hana Getaneh
43. Mekdes Kefalew
44. Teshome Melse
45. Abiti Tekle
46. Kassahun Zewdu
▪️ November 4, 2026 — Endeto Kebele, Robe Woreda
Another mass killing left 45 Orthodox Christians dead in Endeto Kebele.
Of the victims, 35 were buried together in a single mass grave at Endeto Maryam Orthodox Church, while the remaining 10 were buried separately.
Among the 35 identified victims were:
1. Bogale Solomon
2. Sisay Lema
3. Alemayehu Armde
4. Mengistu Lema
5. Abiyot Debebe
6. Afework Dejen
7. Abel Shawul
8. Dejen Feye
9. Menkir Girma
10. Gosa Abera
11. Nadew Techale
12. Sileshi Melese
13. Yifru Mekasha
14. Worku Mamo
15. Taye Worku
16. Tesfaye Demse
17. Mengistu Adere
18. Fetene Bekele
19. Gosa Seyoum
20. Shambel
21. Asrat Mezemir
22. Tefera Legesse
23. Boja Zewdu
24. Mesele Ayele
25. Gisla Belayneh
26. Nebiyu Wosene
27. Mrs. Tsige Hailegiorgis
28. Demerew Worku
29. Bogale Tesfa
30. Abu Zeleke
31. Tsegaye Dabi
32. Tayu Worku
33. Buruk Tadesse
34. Babi Engidu
35. Cheru Soma
The identities of the 10 victims buried elsewhere remain unavailable.
▪️ November 6, 2026 — Baladi Gabriel Church, between Asako and Guna woredas
Three Orthodox Christians were killed near Baladi Gabriel Church. The victims were identified as:
1. Worku Kebede, 50, a farmer.
2. Eshete Terefe, 18.
3. “Goje,” 70, a laborer whose actual name remains unknown.
The three victims were executed with their hands tied behind their backs inside the church compound. The attackers also broke into the church, looted its property and burned residential homes in the surrounding area.
▪️ November 8, 2026 — Asako Woreda
Additional Orthodox Christians were killed in Asako Woreda. However, the number of victims and their identities have not yet been established.
Casualty figures and comparison with the previous year
The documented incidents account for at least 126 Orthodox Christian deaths, excluding the additional killings in Asako Woreda on November 8, for which casualty figures remain unavailable.
The compilation also highlights a sharp increase compared with the corresponding months in the previous year:
October–November 2025: 53 Orthodox Christians killed.
October–November 2026: At least 126 Orthodox Christians killed.
Increase: 73 additional deaths, representing approximately 138%.
The repeated attacks have raised serious concerns about the safety of Orthodox Christian communities across Arsi Zone, particularly amid allegations that extremist armed groups are operating with the support or acquiescence of local government structures.
The EOTC Task Force has indicated that the actual number of victims may be higher because additional incidents and casualties have not yet been incorporated into the compilation.
Abiy Ahmed’s Dangerous Ambition: Remaking Ethiopia in the Image of Oromummaa Supremacy!
Beza’s message deserves to be heard. Fellow Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia, what is unfolding before our eyes is a profound assault on our shared national identity, our history, and the very foundations of a country built on the contributions of many peoples.
Under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia is increasingly being reshaped around an exclusionary political vision in which Oromummaa appears to take precedence over equal citizenship and the country's historic multiethnic identity. This is not simply a question of urban development or political reform. It raises deeply troubling questions about ethnic domination, systematic displacement, and the deliberate marginalization of communities that do not fit the regime's political vision.
Look at what is happening in Addis Ababa.
Under the banner of Corridor Development and urban modernization, historic neighborhoods, homes, businesses, and cultural landmarks are being demolished. Thousands of families have reportedly been displaced, often amid serious concerns about inadequate notice, insufficient compensation, and the destruction of their livelihoods.
Development should improve people's lives, not destroy them. Yet the scale and pattern of these demolitions have raised serious concerns about whether urban modernization is also being used to transform the demographic and cultural character of the capital, disproportionately affecting Amhara and other non-Oromo communities.
The situation is not confined to Addis Ababa. Across Oromia, including Sheger City and surrounding areas, reports of mass demolitions and forced evictions have raised further concerns about the displacement of Amhara and other communities from their homes and ancestral settlements.
But displacement is only one part of a much larger national crisis.
Across Oromia and other parts of Ethiopia, Amhara communities have faced repeated reports of targeted killings, massacres, abductions, forced displacement, and attacks attributed to armed groups, alongside grave allegations of abuses and complicity involving state security forces. Human rights organizations and advocacy groups have repeatedly raised concerns about the scale and severity of these atrocities.
Meanwhile, the devastating conflict in the Amhara region has brought further suffering: civilian deaths, mass displacement, destroyed livelihoods, separated families, widows, and orphaned children. These are not abstract political statistics. They are human lives and communities whose futures have been shattered.
When homes are demolished, communities are uprooted, civilians are killed, and entire populations are made to feel like outsiders in their own country, the consequences extend far beyond politics. They threaten the foundations of peaceful coexistence and national survival.
Let us be clear: Ethiopia belongs to all Ethiopians.
It does not belong to one ethnic group, one political movement, or one ideological project. Amhara, Oromo, Tigrayan, Gurage, Somali, Afar, Sidama, and every other community have an equal stake in the country's future.
No government has the right to turn ethnic identity into a hierarchy of citizenship. No development project should become an instrument of dispossession. And no political ambition should come at the expense of another community's dignity, security, history, and fundamental rights.
We must reject ethnic supremacy, collective punishment, forced displacement, and every form of political exclusion. Ethiopia needs equality before the law, accountability for atrocities, respect for property and human rights, and a political system that protects all citizens without discrimination.
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Three #Orthodox#Christians were reportedly executed with their hands tied behind their backs at Baladi Gabriel Church in #Ethiopia’s Arsi Zone, #Oromia Region.
Local sources say the attackers also looted the church and burned nearby homes. Residents reported that security forces had not arrived two days after the attack.
Seulement 7 jours se sont écoulés entre le premier massacre des Chrétiens Orthodoxes Amhara faisant +60 morts,
Et le second massacre barbare faisant +50 morts, en Ethiopie.
Barbaric attack: 50+ Amhara Orthodox Christians slaughtered in Endeto, Arsi on Nov 5 — one week after 60+ in Birbona & Chole.
110+ killed in 7 days. Another massacre this month by the genocidal regime of @AbiyAhmedAli#EOTCUnderAttack#AmharaGenocide@USEmbassyAddis@StateDept
🙏 Please pray for Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians.
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s Holy Synod reports that about 60 Orthodox Christians were killed in attacks between October 20 and 24, 2026, in the Arsi Zone (Southeast Oromia), mostly in the Shirka and Merti districts (14 in Merti on Oct. 20; 46 in Shirka areas on Oct. 24).
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