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War in Amhara
Part of the Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)

Map of Ethiopia showing areas of Fano militia presence (in yellow) and areas under the control of the Ethiopian government (in red)
Date9 April 2023 – present
(1 year, 6 months, 1 week and 5 days)
Location
Amhara Region and the Western Zone (Spillovers into Oromo Region)
Status

Ongoing

Belligerents

Fano factions

 Ethiopia

Oromo Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Eskinder Nega
Meketaw Mamo
Mesafint Tesfu
Fantahun Muhabaw
Zemene Kassie[5][6]
Mihretu Wodajo[5]		 Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopia Birhanu Jula
Ethiopia Abebaw Tadesse
Ethiopia Abraham Belay
Amhara Region Yilkal Kefale
Amhara Region Arega Kebede		 Jaal Marroo

The War in Amhara is an armed conflict and insurgency in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia that began in April 2023 between Fano militia and the Ethiopian government. The conflict began after the Ethiopian military raided the Amhara Region to disarm the Amhara Special Forces and other regional allies, which resulted in resistance of local armed forces and a series of protests in Gondar, Bahir Dar, Kobo, Sekota, Weldiya and other cities on 9 April.[citation needed]

Tensions between Fano and the Ethiopian government had been escalating for a year before the insurgency began. Although Fano fighters had allied with the central government during the Tigray War, relations soured after the signing of a peace agreement in November 2022. While the treaty ended the war, Fano viewed it as a betrayal, whereas the government saw Fano as a growing threat due to its status as an unregulated armed group. In early 2023, the Ethiopian government announced plans to disband Fano and other regional forces in the country, prompting protests and armed clashes in the Amhara region. Some regional special forces joined Fano in resisting federal forces, leading to the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) taking control of the region, arresting Fano members and supporters, and dissolving the regional special forces.[7]

During July and August 2023, Fano regrouped and launched offensives on key cities in the Amhara region, briefly capturing several major cities. The ENDF launched counterattacks and retook the cities, though the fighting undermined the governments legitimacy in the region.[7] The Amhara regional government under Yilkal Kefale requested help from the federal government, resulting in a six-month state of emergency on 4 August.[8] In July 2024, Fano insurgents began a new offensive in the Gondar and Gojjam zones of the Amhara region. Attacks by insurgents have significantly escalated since then.[7] During October 2024, the ENDF and the Amhara regional government escalated security operations in response to intensifying conflict. Fano militias imposed travel restrictions across the region, leading to widespread clashes in several zones, including South Gondar, Central Gondar, and West Gojjam. The fighting saw airstrikes and battles for control of key towns, with significant ENDF reinforcements deployed. As the conflict continues, reports of rising civilian casualties and ongoing military operations have surfaced.[9][10][11]

The conflict has seen human rights violations and property damages carried out by Ethiopian authority according to several rights groups such as the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and Amnesty International.[12] The ENDF is reported to have conducted extrajudicial killings against civilians.[13] The Ethiopian government has restricted mobile communications and denied journalists access to the Amhara region.[14]

Despite perceived popular support, the absence of unified leadership within the Fano groups has raised questions regarding the insurgency's long-term sustainability.[15] The government has so far been unable to defeat Fano militarily, though Fano has been unable to capitalize on this politically due to its highly decentralized nature.[7] International observers have expressed fears that the conflict has the potential to destabilize the entire country.[16]

Background

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The Amhara regional forces played a crucial role during the Tigray War, fighting alongside the Ethiopian National Defense Force against the TPLF-led Tigray Defense Forces.[17] Amid the Tigray War in early 2021, there was strife in the Oromia Special Zone of the Amhara Region where fighting occurred between the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and Amhara Special Forces. Local witnesses told that the OLA, along with other ethnic Oromo militants, overwhelmingly took control of Ataye town on 20 March 2021.[18] The OLA was actively allied with the Tigrayan rebels at the time.

Fano fighters near the Saint George Church in Lalibela shortly after recapturing it from the TDF during the Tigray War, December 2021.

The November 2022 peace agreement which was signed between the Tigrayan and Ethiopian government counterparts opened the door for the OLA insurgency to intensify amidst security and provisional reform in Tigray. As a result, OLA had participated in massacres of ethnic Amharas in the Oromia region.[19] Fano felt betrayed by the peace agreement with the TPLF, as the organization views the Tigrayans as the 'historical enemy' of the Amhara people.[20] In May 2022, Abiy Ahmed government arrested 4,000 people in Amhara to undermine Fano militia rebellion who were critical to his power.[21]

Initial Fano objectives as of March 2020 was for Benishangul-Gumuz Region's Metekel Zone, the northern districts of Welkait and Raya in Tigray, as well as the southern district of Dera to be placed under the control of the Amhara Region.[22] The military stalemate that preceded the November 2022 peace agreement precluded any land swap in the region, as Ethiopian leaders no longer were interested in supporting Fano's territorial goals. This, coupled with the OLA insurgency in the area, rapidly led to a worsening of relations between Fano and the federal government, which had been ironclad allies just a few years before.[citation needed]

On 11 September 2022, senior Fano leader Zemene Kase was arrested by the order of Bahir Dar court following an allegation of murder of a police officer. Before his arrest, Zemene had been hiding from the authorities after the government crackdown against Fano factions in May 2022. After thorough investigation, he was released on 3 June 2023.[23]

Forces involved

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Main article: List of Fano militia factions

Fano presently consists of several insurgent factions that operate independently, without a unified command. These factions are organized locally, each with its own leader in different parts of the Amhara region.[24] It is active in Shewa, Wollo, Gondar, and Gojjam, where different groups have formed at varying times, often with differing characteristics.[25] Fano also lacks a unified platform as many of the factions have objectives that differ greatly in some instances.[7] The six insurgent factions and their respective leaders currently operating under the Fano umbrella are:[24]

  • Shewa faction in North Shewa led by Meketaw Mamo
  • Wollo faction in Wollo led by Mihret Wodajo
  • Gojjam faction in Gojjam led by Zemene Kase
  • North Gondar faction in North Gondar led by Habte Wolde
  • South Gondar faction in South Gondar led by Baye Kengaw

Efforts to unify Fano factions under a single leadership have faced significant challenges. Eskinder Nega of the Amhara People's Army was appointed as the organization's leader at one point, but several factions rejected his leadership. As of October 2024, no unified command structure has been established.[24] Fano commanders have stated that negotiations with the government will not be considered until the insurgency achieves internal unity. An previous attempt to organize peace talks fell apart due to internal divisions, which hindered the group’s ability to present a clear plan or position itself as a viable alternative.[7]

History

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Civil disobedience: April–August 2023

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In early April 2023, federal forces stormed into the Amhara region to disarm regional and paramilitary forces. The local civilians moved to remote areas, as the resistant fighters joined a protest with police forces. On 9 April, large-scale protests were flared up in Gondar, Kobo, Seqota, Weldiya and other cities, including road obstruction and setting tires ablaze to block the incoming Ethiopian Army.[26][27] The Ethiopian government started to repress opposition media in the region, as well as the killing aid workers by unknown assailants which led the World Food Programme and other NGOs to stop aid operation in that area.[28] Two Catholic Relief Services (CRS) were killed near town Kobo region.[29] According to the Ethiopian Red Cross Society, one of their ambulance was shot by unknown militants in Central Gondar Zone, injuring a midwife and driver.[29]

On 4 May, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) reported a series of militarised situations in the area of North Gondar, North Wollo and North Shewa zones in the town of Shewa Robit, Armania, Antsokiyana Gemza and Majete. The Amhara regional government accused the Fano militia's eastern faction for the assassination of the head of Amhara Prosperity Party Girma Yeshitila on 27 April.[30] Subsequently, the Ethiopian security forces arrested 47 suspects allegedly connected to the assassination plot, accusing them for plotting to overthrow the authorities. The public broadcaster EBC stated that the suspect caught in variety weapons and utilities including weapons, bombs and satellite communications equipment.[31] Amnesty International verified the extrajudicial killings of ENDF troops between 10 and 11 October 2023 against health workers, including threatening them with gunpoint.[32]

Escalation of insurgency: August 2023 – April 2024

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On 1 August 2023, heavy fighting erupted between the Fano militia and the ENDF in Debre Tabor and Kobo while ENDF troops attempted to push back Fano from these cities. Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen stated in a rare occasion that security problems in different areas of Amhara region were becoming "concerning."[33] On 2 August, Fano captured the Lalibela Airport. Through the public broadcaster EBC, ENDF spokesperson Colonel Getnet Adane threatened to bring the military campaign against Fano if they continued "disturbing the country's peace". The Spanish embassy in Ethiopia urged tourists not to leave the city. Heavy clashes were reported around Gondar that same day.[34][33][35] On 3 August, Amhara regional governor Yilkal Kefale requested help from the ENDF to quell the clashes.[36]

On 4 August, the Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency after the Amhara regional government requested federal troops for help. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that the declaration was necessary as it had become "difficult to control this outrageous activity based on the regular legal system." A curfew and warrantless arrests were introduced and public gatherings were banned.[8] Later it was reported that Gondar, Lalibela and Dessie had fallen under Fano control.[37][38] On 5 August, Fano militiamen claimed to have captured Merawi and were aiming to encircle Bahir Dar.[39] On the same day, the Ethiopian security forces announced that they arrested ten people connected to "the security crisis in Amhara".[40]

The Director-General of the Information Network Security Agency Temesgen Tiruneh stated on 6 August that irregular Amhara forces captured towns, released prisoners and seized government institutions. On 7 August, the Ethiopian government acknowledged they lost control in some towns and districts in the region.[41] They were able to push back Fano and control Gondar and Lalibela in the following day. A Fano militiaman told to the Reuters that the ENDF was accompanied by anti-riot police and pro-government militiamen.[42][43] The military advanced their control into six towns and flight resumed.[44][45]

According to a statement by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), in Debre Birhan city, due to heavy fighting in four densely populated kebeles on 6 and 7 August 2023, civilians including in a hospital, church, and school as well as residents in their neighborhoods and workers in their workplaces were apparently killed due to fragments from heavy artillery or in crossfire. IDPs in Debre Birhan were also at risk of being caught in the crossfire, particularly those in what is commonly known as the "China IDPs" site near Kebele 8, which hosts close to 13,000 people.[46]

The EHRC stated that it received credible reports that in many areas of Bahir Dar civilians were killed on the streets or outside their houses while some youths were specifically targeted for searches and subjected to beatings and killings. There are credible reports of many civilian casualties and damages to property in various parts of Gondar and extra-judicial killings in Shewa Robit by the security forces, the details of which were yet to be fully investigated and verified as of 14 August 2023.[46]

On 13 August, the ENDF carried out a drone strike on the town of Finote Selam, killing 26 people according to the hospital source. The following day, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) told they receive reports of strike and shelling in Finote Selam that causes civilian casualties.[47]

On 3 September, the ENDF captured the town of Majete from Fano. The EEPA reported that the ENDF conducted door-to-door searches in the town and had committed extrajudicial killings against the residents, including the execution of young men. At least 70 civilians were killed in these executions.[13] On 24 September, Fano re-entered the city of Gondar and clashed with the ENDF. The ENDF sustained multiple casualties during this engagement.[48]

On 8 November, Fano briefly recaptured Lalibela by pushing back the ENDF base to rural areas, before the ENDF were able to seize the town in the following day. The government spokesperson, Legesse Tulu, criticize some reports that detail the violence during fighting.[49] The UN estimated on 17 November that nearly 50 civilians have died in the clashes over the past months. Seif Magango, a spokesperson for the U.N. human rights office, said in a statement that "It is imperative that all parties refrain from unlawful attacks and take all necessary measures to protect civilians."[50]

2024

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During 2024, Fano insurgents stepped up attacks on the ENDF, while briefly holding several towns and cities.[10] On 3 January 2024, Fano clashed with ENDF in the city of Debre Birhan.[51] On 8 January, Fano re-entered Gondar city for the third time and clashed with the ENDF. ENDF artillery use in the city reportedly resulted in up to 14 civilian deaths.[52]

On 24 February, the Ethiopian federal government had decided to close the road leading from Shewa Robit to Dessie due to heavy fighting in certain areas between the two cities.[53] On 29 February, Fano begun offensive operations against the ENDF in Bahir Dar. Multiple flights from Addis Ababa to Bahir Dar have been reportedly canceled.[54]

On 3 March, Fano clashed with the ENDF in the city of Shewa Robit.[55] On 20 March, Oromo militants attacked Ataye and clashed against local Amhara militias.[56] On 22 March, Ethiopian Media Services reported that Brigadier General Gaddissa Diro was killed by Fano forces in Dega Damot woreda of Gojjam. It is reported General Diro was killed in Fano's offensive operation named Operation Wubante after Wubante Abate, a Fano commander in South Gondar who was killed in action earlier that week. Fano claims to have captured hundreds of ENDF prisoners of war in Gojjam over the three days since the operation had begun.[57] On 12 April, a shootout took place between federal police forces and Fano members near the Millennium Hall in Bole district, Addis Ababa resulted in deaths of two Fano militants and a civilian driver who was "coerced by the militants to pick them up" according to the Addis Ababa Federal Police Commission statement.[58]

July 2024–present: Fano offensive and ENDF counter-offensive

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See also: 2024 Amhara offensive

During July Fano began a general offensive in the region, which as October 2024 has allowed the insurgency to control several rural areas while degrading federal forces ability to utilize the regional transport network.[59] On 15 July, internet service was resumed in the Amhara region after being shutdown the previous year.[60] On 22 July, Fano's Chief commander in North Shewa, Colonel Asegid Mekonnen, surrendered to the Ethiopian security forces.[61][62] Transportation between Addis Ababa and Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara region, was halted in August 2024 due to the fighting.[63] Furthermore, travel restrictions also imposed in Wollo, Shewa and Gondar.[64]

Fano seized the strategic Ethiopia–Sudan border town of Metemma on the first day of September, aiming to cut off supplies of fuel and food coming across the border. After being disarmed, Sudanese authorities allowed ENDF troops to retreat into Sudan.[65] Gondar, a major city in the region, has seen a surge in violent crimes, including robbery, kidnapping, and murder.[66] On 17 September 2024, Fano militias started an offensive into Gondar claiming to have captured the city,[67][68][69] killing at least 9 people and injuring at least 30.[70] Dozens were confirmed killed during the fighting for the city at the end of September, and urban warfare in Gondar continued into October.[11] Since 28 September, hundreds of people in Amhara region have been subject to arbitrary arrest and detention at the hands of the Ethiopian army and police.[71][72][73]

October ENDF counter-offensive

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The Ethiopian National Defence Force and the Amhara regional government announced that security operations would be intensified in a joint statement issued on 1 October 2024.[74][75] Colonel Getnet Adane, a spokesperson for the armed forces, declared that, “The only language they [armed rebel groups] understand is force. From now on we will talk to them in that language.”[76] The Ethiopian Air Force has been extensively throughout October used as the government intensified its air campaign against Fano. Helicopter gunships and drones have reportedly been used throughout the region during the new ENDF operation.[77]

On 3 October, Fano commenced a travel ban on all major roads in the Amhara region. In a joint statement, the Fano groups from Gondar, Gojjam, Shewa, and Wollo urged the public to follow the vehicle movement ban, and has warned that those who violate the directive will face consequences.[78] As of 3 October 2024, heavy fighting is ongoing between Fano and government forces in multiple localities of the South Gondar Zone. Residents reported airstrikes being employed in several districts of the zone, reportedly in both rural mountainous and urban civilian areas.[11] For several weeks the region has seen a significant influx of ENDF reinforcements.[10] Central Gondar Zone[11] and West Gojjam Zone also witnessed heavy fighting, particularly in the town of Finote Selam, where ENDF artillery bombardment occurred until Fano withdrew on 5 October. However, hostilities resumed the following day as Fano launched a three-pronged offensive to retake the town. As of 8 October, fighting is ongoing for Finto Selam. Additional clashes were reported to be ongoing in the Agew Awi Zone. The ENDF continues to reinforce its presence across the region as “law enforcement operations” persist amidst escalating civilian casualties.[9]

In recent weeks, fighting has escalated in multiple areas of the Amhara region. The town of Weldiya saw a brief but intense battle on 13 October after Fano forces launched an on offensive on ENDF positions, and other towns in the area have reported coming under artillery fire.[79]

The Ethiopian government has so far been unable to defeat Fano militarily, though Fano has been unable to capitalize on this politically due to its highly decentralized nature.[7] More than 300 civilians have died in drone strikes over the past year. The government has denied journalists access to the region and blocked mobile communication.[14] The United Nations is considering suspending relief operations, including food aid deliveries, following attacks on humanitarian workers in the region.[80]

Human rights violations

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See also: Human rights in Ethiopia

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said that many human rights violations have occurred throughout Amhara Region. The EHRC said that the Ethiopian Air Force's airstrikes and drone strikes on the cities of Debre Birhan, Finote Selam, and Bure has caused civilian casualties as well as damage to residential and public areas. Reuters reported that a drone strike on the town of Finote Selam left 26 civilians dead and 55 people injured.[81] Civilians in Bahir Dar were reportedly dragged out of their homes and "killed on the streets or outside their houses while some youths were specifically targeted for searches and subjected to beatings and killings." People of Amhara origin in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa were reportedly subjected to widespread arrests by security forces.[82]

The EHRC also said it had received "credible reports" that extrajudicial killings by security forces had taken place in Shewa Robit and that civilian casualties and property damage had occurred in Gondar.[82] On 7 December, EHRC estimated the death toll of civilians up to 50 since the last November attacks. In other instance, EHRC also accounted OLA attacks in which they killed 17 people and burnt village in Benishangul-Gumuz Region, especially between 23 and 29 November after the failed peace talks between the OLA and the government in Tanzania.[83]

Drone strikes in late 2023 mostly killed civilians, according to media reports. BBC News reported 30 to 40 people killed in a strike in Sayint district on 10 December. Al Jazeera English obtained footage of a 30 November drone strike that killed five civilians, including hospital staff, near Delanta Primary Hospital in Wegel Tena. The footage showed "an ambulance ablaze with its roof caved in, consistent with a direct aerial hit.[84]

On 30 January 2024, ENDF reportedly carried out a massacre in Merawi that resulted in at least 89 civilian deaths.[85][86] On 19 February, near Sela Dingay, Mojana Wedera district an ENDF drone struck a truck full of civilians returning from a baptism resulting in at least 30 civilian deaths.[87]

Refugees displaced in the Amhara region due to the ongoing Sudanese civil war have increasingly become targets of abuse from various armed actors, including Fano and the ENDF.[88][89]

Reactions

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The United States was "deeply concerned" about the violence, while Spain and the United Kingdom warned their citizens against travelling to parts of Amhara.[40] WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom stated on 7 August that "humanitarian access is difficult due to blockage of roads; communication is difficult due to internet suspension, conflicts have an immediate impact on people's health and can have grave, long-lasting consequences on health systems. We call for uninterrupted access and protection of health care in Amhara, so [that] WHO and partners can continue our work. Above all, we call for peace."[90]

See also

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