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During the onset of the war in April 2023, the Fano militia also speculated to carried out cleansing of ethnic Oromos within their territory. In March 2021, the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) militants began offensive targeted to ethnic Amhara occupied zone in Oromia, forcing Amharas to leave Oromia. As of June 2022, about 200 Amharas killed in ...
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 ...
Formation of the UFEFCF (2021) al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia (2022) War in Amhara (2023–present) Ceasefire between Ethiopian government and some rebel groups [19] Start of peace talks between government of Ethiopia and the OLA on 25 April 2023 [20] [21] Conflict with the OLA resumes after peace talks failed in May 2023
2023 Ongoing War in Amhara Part of the Ethiopian civil conflict (2018-present) Fano militia Amhara Special Force ENDF: 2023 2023 2023 Afghanistan–Iran clash: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Iran: 2023 Ongoing War in Sudan (2023) Transitional Sovereignty Council. Armed Forces; Rapid Support Forces: 2023 2023 Wagner Group rebellion
The Gida Kiremu massacres refers to a series of attacks between 18 and 20 August 2021 when the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) targeted Amhara civilians in Gida Kiremu, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, killing over 210. The attack on 18 August killed 150 Amhara civilians, and reprisal attacks by Amhara militias killed 60 mostly-Oromo civilians the day after.
A six-month state of emergency was declared on 4 August 2023 by the Ethiopian government in response to severe conflict and instabilities in Amhara Region after the Amhara militia Fano and the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) clashed in several locations in the region on 1 August. [1]
On 18 March 2021, clashes broke out in the town of Ataye. The clashes started when Amhara special forces shot a person on the steps of the mosque in the town, then quickly spread with Oromo and Amhara militia taking up arms against each other.
The TDF–OLA joint offensive was a rebel offensive in the Tigray War and the OLA insurgency starting in late October 2021 launched by a joint rebel coalition of the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) against the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) and government.