Burayu massacre
| Burayu massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the OLA insurgency | |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Burayu, Oromia Region, Ethiopia |
| Coordinates | 09°05′08.93″N 38°31′19.17″E / 9.0858139°N 38.5219917°E |
| Date | 14–16 September 2018 |
| Target | Majority non-Oromo residents of Burayu |
Attack type | Pogrom, looting, arson, mass murder |
| Deaths | 55 |
| Injured | 670+ |
| Victims | Majority ethnic Dorze group and other non-Oromo minorities: Gamos, Wolayitas, Gurages, Silt'e, Amharas and others. |
| Perpetrators | Pro-OLF and "mobs" of Oromo youth, Oromo Liberation Army |
| Motive | Ethnic attack against non-Oromo minorities |
The Burayu massacre (Oromo: Ajjeechaa Burraayyuu, Amharic: የቡራዩ ጭፍጨፋ) was a series of communal clashes which occurred in the vicinity of the Ethiopian town of Burayu, in the Oromia Region, on 14–16 September 2018. Individuals from the Oromo and Dorze ethnicities fought in and around Burayu, a town in Oromia Region which is located near the northwest boundary of Addis Ababa, the federal capital. Different sources cite number of civilians killed both from Oromo and non-Oromo ethnicity.