location: Gambella
notes: The Murle of South Sudan continued their cross border raid into the Gambella region of Ethiopia, reportedly killing 30 Anyuaks and abducting 106 children in the last six months. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said successive cross-border attacks by the South Sudanese Murle ethnic group in July and January last year and in February led to displacements and death, announcing that 'At least 3,714 people (743 households) are reportedly displaced, the majority taking shelter in Ongoi Town and Alemi and Thoo localities.' Casualties are spread across 2 other attacks occurring on the 5th and 26th of February respectively.
target_text: location: Gambella, fatalities: 18