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On 16 September 2024, OLA militants carried out attacks on Amhara civilians in the area of Efratana-Gidim woreda in North Shewa Zone. The militants believed to be armed allegedly by the regime officials. A 2023 report revealed that 740 people in the Amhara region and 366 in Oromia were killed in 160 incidents that year. [3]
The War in Amhara is an armed conflict and insurgency in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia that began in April 2023 between the Fano militia and the Ethiopian government.The conflict started after the government attempted to dissolve the Amhara Special Forces and other regional forces as part of a plan to reform and centralize the country's security apparatus, and integrate them into the federal ...
On 23 November 2020, a reporter of AFP news agency visited the western Tigray town of Humera, and observed that the administration of the conquered parts of Western Tigray was taken over by officials from Amhara region. [66] As of 1 March 2021, several geographical places had been renamed by the new authorities and many residents of Tigrayan ...
The Amhara region has the most world heritage sites of any region in Ethiopia and is endowed with natural and geographic wonders and ecosystems. The region contains Ethiopia's largest inland body of water Lake Tana , which is the source of the Blue Nile river.
On 3 December, ENDF and Amhara forces recaptured Jewaha, Gerbe, Senbete, and Ataye. [23] Within the span of a week of TDF confirmed armor loses include 1 T-72, 3 T-62s, 5 T-55s, and 1 Type 89. [24] ENDF and Amhara forces recaptured Karakore, Chefa Robit, and Mehoye. [25] ENDF and Amhara forces recapture Dawunt woreda and Kon. [26]
An Amhara resident in Gida Kiremu stated that the OLA militants came into the town armed, and that Amhara militiamen attempted to defend themselves from the incursion. [1] The administrator of East Welega Zone , where Gida Kiremu is located, stated that the OLA initially launched an incursion into the town, which was being defended by Amhara ...
The Mai Kadra and other massacres in the Amhara region that occurred since the start of the war has expanded the map and volume of the mass killings the already occurring violations in various places: Oromia, Benishangul-Gumuz (Metekel Zone), Tigray, the SNNPR, and the Amhara region. [32]
In Amhara Region, residents said that rocket strikes occurred on Bahir Dar during dawn. [107] A reporter of the Agence France-Presse news agency visited the western Tigray town of Humera , that had been heavily shelled, including from the Eritrean side where it was evident that most of the inhabitants had fled.