Toronto – As the extended state of emergency is coming to an end, the Ethiopian government is deploying a huge force in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.
Ethio News – local news sources – on Tuesday reported that the government is deploying as many as 90,000 new forces to the Amhara region. A video footage purportedly showed newly trained soldiers leaving in buses from scenes where a farewell was organized.
According to the source, Abiy Ahmed’s administration has a plan to open an extensive military campaign in the region before the state of emergency comes to an end in the next ten days. It was initially declared in August 2023, with a plan to disarm and eliminate Fano forces in the region within two weeks.
As it turns out, the Fano forces proved to be too strong despite the government forces being well-armed ( including heavy weaponry, air force, and drone strikes) and well-trained. Multiple sources with links to the Amhara region indicate that the Fano forces are more armed and larger in number. Thousands of government forces are said to have been killed and thousands captured. The government ended up extending the state of emergency by four months in February 2024 on the stated grounds of completing some important works in the region. The Parliament did not resist it.
With less than ten days before the end of the extended state of emergency, it remains to be seen if the Ethiopian government forces will manage to end Fano.
The massive deployment is coming at a time when Amhara region administration head, Arega Kebede, is making claims that the government has now control of all of the districts in the region except in four districts. There are more than 260 districts in the Amhara region.
Meanwhile, there are reports of intense fighting in many areas in Gondar, Gojjam, Wollo, and Shewa. In some places, the Fano resistance takes the form of ambush attacks. In others, it is conventional fighting. Still, in some places, it is a combination. In North Gondar, fighting has been reported in 19 locations. Video footage circulating on social media seems to show captured government soldiers, including those with military ranks. Another video footage, from the operation in Shoa, purportedly shows captured Federal police members with their commanders.
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