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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 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]
August 4 – Due to the clashes between Fano and ENDF, the Ethiopian government declared a six-month state of emergency in the Amhara Region. [64] The war was waged by Abiy Ahmed in April 2023 with measures to consolidate power by dissolving the Fano militia and Amhara Special Forces in the Amhara region.
Volunteer fighters in Ethiopia responding to call by regional authorities in the Amhara region to take up arms against the forces of neighbouring Tigray
In particular since October 2024, drone strikes have been escalating in the Amhara region, notably the South Mecha woreda of the North Gojjam Zone following the commencement of the ENDF's counteroffensive. [2] The following list is events of documented drone attacks during the course of the war.
The strike was occurred after the ENDF recaptured several towns in the Amhara Region during its clashes with Fano militia in early August. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) told they received "credible reports of strikes and shelling, including from Debre Birhan , Finote Selam, and Bure , resulting in many civilian casualties and ...
The future of the disputed territories in northern Ethiopia has remained a flashpoint between Tigray and Amhara since the end of a 2020-2022 civil war, in which Amhara militiamen fought alongside ...
The video also shows torturing of one man by Amhara soldiers, then tying him up, preparing to throw him in the river. [79] A relation between Amhara militia Fano and the Ethiopian government in post-Tigray War worsened in 2023, culminated in War in Amhara. [80]