Why Ethiopia's Amhara militiamen are battling the army - BBC
WEBAug 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...
Amhara conflict: Ethiopians massacred in their homes by ... - BBC
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · At least 45 civilians were killed in door-to-door raids by Ethiopian troops last month in the northern town of Merawi, the country's human rights watchdog says. Witnesses told the BBC a pregnant...
What’s behind the crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara region? A simple …
WEBAug 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.
Ethiopian forces killed ‘at least 45 citizens’ in Amhara, rights body ...
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Ethiopia’s federal security forces killed at least 45 civilians in a massacre in Amhara state in late January, the independent state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said on...
Ethiopia: Fighting in Amhara kills at least nine
WEB2 days ago · File photo of Amhara Fano militia fighters at Saint George Church in Lalibela. (AFP/Solan Kolli) A clash between the Ethiopian army and rebels in a restive northwestern region has killed at least nine people, mostly civilians, say hospital sources and a local official. The Fano militia, based in Amhara state, is one of several regional groups ...
Ethiopia's Amhara region pleads for help with violent unrest after ...
WEBAug 3, 2023 · Ethiopia’s second most populous region has been gripped by instability since April, when federal authorities disarmed the Amhara regional force as part of the recovery from a devastating two-year conflict in the neighboring Tigray region.
Conflict in Ethiopia's Amhara kills dozens, rights body says
WEBOct 30, 2023 · Dozens of civilians have been killed this month by drone strikes and house-to-house searches in Ethiopia's Amhara region, where authorities have touted security gains since conflict erupted in...
Ethiopia unrest: Sudden arrest of 4,000 spells fear in Amhara - BBC
WEBMay 27, 2022 · The clampdown against armed groups in the giant Amhara region has seen the arrest of more than 4,000 people in recent days, including militia members, politicians, journalists, and a key...
Ethiopia declares state of emergency following clashes in Amhara
WEBAug 4, 2023 · Ethiopia’s federal government on Friday declared a state of emergency following days of clashes in the Amhara region between the military and local armed fighters.
Ethiopia's government says it lost control of some areas in the Amhara …
WEBAug 7, 2023 · NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s federal government says it lost control of some districts and towns to militia fighters in the country’s Amhara region during the latest conflict emerging in Africa’s second most populous nation.