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Updated November 3rd, 2024
Overview
For the week of October 28th to November 3rd, 2024, fighting between Amhara Fano freedom fighters (Fano) and Prosperity Party regime joint forces (regime forces) has continued in various parts of Amhara Region in Ethiopia. This week, ENDF and Oromia Region Special Forces (OSF) have intensified forced disarmament of private arms belonging to Amhara communities in western Oromia Region which has coincided in an escalation in attacks by Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) militants.
This week battle events and rights violations were recorded in 51 woreda/city administrations across 11 zonal administrations in Amhara Region. These zones included North Wollo, South Wollo, North Shewa, East Gojjam, West Gojjam, Awi, Bahir-Dar, North Gojjam, South Gonder, Central Gonder and West Gonder Zones. There were also developments recorded in an additional 5 woreda/city administrations outside Amhara Region. These included the North Shewa, East Shewa and East Wollega Zones of Oromia Region; East Gurage Zone of Central Ethiopia Region and in Addis-Ababa city.
Battle events were recorded in over 7 urban administrations across 5 zonal administrations. These urban administrations included Woldia, Alamata, Debre-Birhan, Shewa-Robit, Debre-Markos, Bahir-Dar and Debre-Tabor cities in the North Wollo, North Shewa, East Gojjam, Bahir-Dar and South Gonder Zones.
Civilian casualties were recorded in more than 18 woreda/city administrations across 7 zonal administrations in Amhara Region. These included Woldia, Legambo, Midana-Woremo, Tarmaber, Menz-Mam-Midir, Moretena-Jiru, Antsokiyana-Gemza, Bibugn, Debre-Markos, Fagita-Lekoma, North Mecha, Qonji-Qolela, Lay-Gayint, Ibnat, Dera, Tach-Gayint, Fogera, and Gonder-Zuriya Woredas in the North Wollo, South Wollo, North Shewa, East Gojjam, Awi, North Gojjam, and South Gonder Zones. In addition, civilian casualties were recorded in 3 woreda administrations across 3 zonal administrations in 3 regions outside Amhara Region. These included Sodo Woreda in East Gurage Zone of Central Ethiopia Region, and Dera Woreda in North Shewa Zone, Dugida Woreda of East Shewa Zone, and Kiremu Woreda of East Wollega Zone of Oromia Region.
Use of drones was recorded in West Armachiho Woreda of West Gonder Zone in Amhara Region.
Widespread arrests were reported in 10 woreda/city administrations across 3 zonal administrations in Amhara Region. These include Raya-Kobo, Raya-Alamata, Midana-Woremo, Berehet, Menz-Mam-Midir, Moretena-Jiru, Hageremariam-Kesem, Estie, Debre-Tabor city and Ibnat Woredas in the North Wollo, North Shewa and South Gonder Zones.
This week, ENDF and OSF have intensified forced disarmament of private arms belonging to Amhara communities in East Wollega and Horo Guduru Wollega Zones of Oromia Region. This action has coincided with an escalation in attacks against civilians by OLA militants which carried out attacks on civilians in Dugida Woreda of East Shewa Zone, Dera Woreda of North Shewa Zone and Kiremu Woreda of East Wollega Zone in Oromia Region and in Sodo Woreda of East Gurage Zone in Central Ethiopia Region.
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