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Habesha peoples (Ge'ez: ሐበሠተ; Amharic: ሐበሻ; Tigrinya: ሓበሻ; commonly used exonym: Abyssinians) is an ethnic or pan-ethnic identifier that has historically been applied to Semitic-speaking, predominantly Oriental Orthodox Christian peoples native to the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea between Asmara and Addis Ababa (i.e. the modern-day Amhara, Tigrayan, Tigrinya peoples ...
Al-Shabaab's "Ethiopian Front", led by Ali Diyaar, was known to have taken part in the operation. [3] The rebels advanced 150 kilometres (93 mi) into Ethiopian territory. [ 6 ] They captured the town of Hulhul , [ 14 ] but were encircled there by Somali Region paramilitary forces [ 8 ] on 22 July. [ 9 ]
Al-Habash was known in Islamic literature as a Christian kingdom, guaranteeing its a historical exonym for the Aksumites of antiquity. In the modern day, variations of the term are used in Turkey , Iran , and the Arab World in reference to Ethiopia and as a pan-ethnic word in the west by the Amhara , Tigray , and Biher-Tigrinya of Eritrea and ...
Ethiopian forces engaged in fierce clashes with al Shabaab fighters near the town of Rab Dhuure in western Somalia on Sunday morning, local residents said. At around 9 a.m. (0600 GMT) local ...
The Ethiopian Government and TPLF come to an agreement on terms mostly favorable to the Ethiopian Government; Eritrean Defense Forces maintain presence in Tigray; 2020–21 Ethiopian–Sudanese clashes (2020–present) Ethiopia. Amhara militias Sudan: Ongoing. Most of the border recaptured by Sudan; War in Amhara (2023–present) Ethiopia. ENDF
The Lahsa (al-Hasa) and Habesh eyalets were proclaimed, with Özdemir Pasha assigned the task of conquering Habesh. [15] The Ottoman activities in Ethiopia proper preceded their invasion. They had supported the campaign of Ahmad Gragn (which had begun in 1527) who was an Ottoman vassal and attacked Ethiopia with the help of 200 Turkish ...
The Ethiopian–Adal War, also known as the Abyssinian–Adal War and Futūḥ Al-Ḥabaša (Arabic: فتوح الحبش, lit. ' Conquest of Abyssinia '), was a war fought between the Christian Ethiopian Empire and the Muslim Adal Sultanate from 1529 to 1543.
Human Rights Watch′s report said the Ethiopian government should immediately drop politically motivated charges brought against dissidents under the country's deeply flawed anti-terrorism law, specifying the 2014 crackdown against four opposition leaders including Habtamu Ayalew of the UDJ party. It added that the charges were part of an ...