views of local officials in Babile district as well as East Hararghe zone from the Oromia side have been futile.
In March, Addis Standard reported that seven people were killed and 14 others seriously injured following days of clashes between communities residing in adjacent districts of Tulu Guled in Somali region and Chinaksan in Oromia region.
Earlier in January, at least three civilians were killed and 12 more were severely injured following clashes that flared when workers commissioned by the government of Oromia region started executing construction of a dam in the border area of Marar Kebele, which Somali residents say is located inside Tulu Guled district of Fafan zone in the Somali regional state.
