A study of the genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Amhara ethnic

This study had initially planned to cover four key regions. However as the research commenced new information regarding the scale and reach of the atrocities came to light resulting in the expansion of the regions covered. For example the initial plan had been to collect information in the East region including Asebot Monastery Bedeno Weter Gara Muleta and Gelemso. All the above excluding Asebot Monastery and Gelemso are located within East Harerge. However once the research commenced it became known that many Amharas had been killed within West Harerge. Therefore the decision wastaken to focus on West Harerge (including Gelemso Anchar Daro Lebu Wefi Dance …etc). The massacre in West Harerge saw the loss of between 10000 – 15000 Amhara lives – a scale that is comparable to that of the Metekel massacre.In Arsi Kifle Hager [Arsi Administrative Zone] the initial plan of the study had been to focus on Arba Gugu Awraja only. However doing this would have excluded a study of key incidents that took place prior to and post 2005/2006 (E.C. 1998) in West Arsi (including Arsi Negele) from Shashemene to Kofele and Kore. It was therefore decided to include these regions.