Attacks leave Sudan refugees stranded in Ethiopian forest

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People sit by makeshift shelters near Awlala Camp, Amhara region, Ethiopia on May 31, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS

Refugees from Sudan's civil war who fled into neighbouring Ethiopia say they have been forced to move on again and take shelter in a forest and on roadsides after repeated attacks by gunmen left their tents pock-marked with bullet holes.

About 8,000 people have left the Kumer and Awlala refugee camps, set up by the United Nations in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region, since repeated assaults last month, mostly by bandits, camp representatives told Reuters this week.