Bagalla Massacre
In 1998, at Bagalla on the border between Ethiopia and Kenya, 187 people were killed by the OLF. But other sources said as many as 216 Kenyans were massacred by the Oromo Liberation Front and most of the victims were women & children. It was estimated that several thousands of herds of livestock were stolen as well as 52 girls abducted. Most of this has led to tougher stance by the Kenyan government against the OLF.
A quote from the BBC article states "the fighting was sparked when Degodia tribesmen allowed their cattle to graze on Borana land without asking permission. Survivors of the attack blamed Kenyans and Oromos from neighbouring Ethiopia.However, at the time the government denied that OLF rebels were operating inside Kenya.".
Kenyan authorities formally asked Ethiopia to remove their troops from Kenya indicative of Ethiopia's involvement in facilitating violence between communities
Read more about this topic: Oromo Liberation Front
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