Why Ethiopia's Amhara militiamen are battling the army - BBC
Aug 15, 2023 · Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has found himself at the centre of a new conflict - this time in the vitally important Amhara region that marshalled its troops to help him thwart an...
Refugees in Ethiopia’s Amhara region continue to face almost …
3 days ago · Amhara, Ethiopia’s second-most populous region, has since August 2023 been gripped by a full-blown rebellion, pitting a loosely organised constellation of ethno-nationalist militia groups called Fano against government forces. With the Fano claiming they control 80% of Amhara, most of the region has tipped into lawlessness.
What’s behind the crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara region? A simple …
Aug 10, 2023 · Fierce fighting broke out last week in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, just nine months after the end of a devastating two-year war in the neighbouring Tigray region.
Conflict in Amhara Region Threatens to Ignite Another Ethiopian …
Daily News. By ADF On Nov 12, 2024. ... There were 43 drone attacks and airstrikes in 22 districts across the Amhara region between September 25 and October 24, killing 196 including civilians and injuring 77, according to the Amhara Association of America.
Ethiopia: Military Executes Dozens in Amhara Region
Apr 4, 2024 · Ethiopian armed forces summarily executed scores of civilians in Merawi, a town in the Amhara region in late January and February amid fighting with Fano militia. Since armed conflict broke out...
Amhara conflict: Ethiopians massacred in their homes by ... - BBC
Feb 13, 2024 · Ethiopian MPs last week voted to extend the state of emergency currently in place in Amhara - the country's second-most populous region - by a further four months.
Ethiopia's Amhara region hit by protests over move to dissolve regional …
Huge protests have taken place in Ethiopia's Amhara region for the fifth consecutive day against government moves to dissolve a paramilitary force. Demonstrators blocked roads with rocks and...
Ethiopia: End the month-long arbitrary detention of thousands in Amhara …
Nov 6, 2024 · A joint task force composed of Ethiopia’s federal army and Amhara regional security authorities must end the month-long arbitrary mass detention of thousands in the Amhara region, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty International research has found that since 28 September 2024 the task force has filled four makeshift …
Fresh fighting reported in Ethiopia's Amhara region between …
Sep 25, 2023 · Fresh fighting has erupted in the second-biggest town of Ethiopia’s turbulent Amhara region as militiamen clashed with the military over government plans to disarm local forces.
Ethiopia's Amhara region pleads for help with violent unrest after ...
Aug 3, 2023 · Authorities in Ethiopia’s Amhara region have asked the federal government for help as a local ethnic militia clashes with federal security forces.