Ethiopian officials have indicated that 200 civilians have been killed in a racially ethnic attack carried out by the Oromo Liberation Army in the country’s Oromia region on Sunday.

This attack as underscored by residents is one of the deadliest attack that is spewed by racial ethnic tensions in several regions, most of them over historical grievances and political tensions.

In addition, The attack was among the worst ethnic violence to roil the country since November 2020 when the government and its allies began trying to suppress a rebellion that began in the northern region of Tigray.

Reports indicate that The Tigrayans, an ethnic minority that long held outsized political power in the country, revolted against efforts by Mr. Abiy to do away with the country’s system of ethnic federalism.

The conflict soon exploded into a civil war, cleaving the country along ethnic lines, and leaving thousands dead and injured and millions hungry and displaced. Fighters on both sides of the conflict have committed war crimes, including ethnic cleansing, mass killings and sexual violence.

As the war has dragged on, human rights groups have documented various transgressions including extrajudicial killings and attacks on refugees that have been carried out by both government forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.

As it now stands, The government-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has issued a called to the federal government find a lasting solution to the killing of civilians and protect them from such attacks.