Ethiopia's army says it killed more than 300 Fano militiamen in two days of fighting
- Ethiopia's army reported killing more than 300 Fano fighters over two days in the Amhara region, amid rising concerns of a regional war, citing its own military statement.
- Fano militia and Ethiopian troops have been in conflict since July 2023, driven by dissatisfaction with the 2022 peace agreement, as reported by various local sources.
- Fano spokespersons disputed the army's claim, stating they lost fewer than 30 fighters and claiming that 602 federal army soldiers were killed.
- The army stated that Fano conducted attacks under the name of Operation Unity, which the Fano spokespersons denied, describing the army's claims as false.
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Ethiopia's army says it killed more than 300 Fano militiamen in two days of fighting
Ethiopia's army said on Friday its troops had killed more than 300 fighters from the Fano armed group in two days of clashes in the northern Amhara region, as fears have emerged of a wider regional war.
Ethiopian government army kills more than 300 Fano militia members
Ethiopia’s government army says it has killed more than 300 members of the Fano militia in fresh bloody clashes in the northern region of Amhara over the past two days. The army says the attacks on Fano are in response to a series of attacks the militia has carried out in the region. Fano is an Ethiopian resistance movement supported by large sections of the farming population of Amhara, home to more than 20 million people. The movement is large…
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