Tensions remain high along the Kenya-Ethiopia border, with heavy gunfire and shelling reported overnight as fighting intensified on the Ethiopian side of Moyale.
The situation, which escalated in mid-October, has seen clashes between Ethiopia's Oromia and Somali regional forces, triggered by a dispute over a regional office and flag.
Kenyans.co.ke has reviewed harrowing videos showing homes engulfed in flames as fighting in Moyale, on the Ethiopian side of the border, intensified on Friday, November 13.
Reports indicate that civilian homes have been affected by heavy artillery, with fires also reported in Chatara and other areas.
In videos captured overnight, heavy gunfire can be heard, with sounds resembling those of heavy machine guns and rocket launchers.
Gunfire appears to be coming from two opposing sides. However, Kenyans.co.ke could not independently establish which forces were exchanging fire overnight.
Local reports indicate that Oromo regional forces have brought in heavy rocket-launching weapons. However, Kenyans.co.ke is yet to independently verify these claims.
Across the border, families in Moyale, Kenya, are living precariously, with stray bullets and rocket-propelled grenades landing in residential areas. At least 10,000 residents have left their homes even as refugees from Ethiopia troop into the area.
According to police, two more people have died on the Kenyan side following the shelling, even as the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) intensify operations in…
