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Updated January 5th, 2025
Overview
For the week of December 30th, 2024 to January 5th, 2025, 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 battle events and rights violations were recorded in more than 44 woreda/city administrations across 11 zonal administrations in Amhara Region. These zones included the North Wollo, South Wollo, North Shewa, East Gojjam, West Gojjam, Awi, North Gojjam, South Gonder, Central Gonder, West Gonder and North Gonder Zones. Developments were also recorded in 4 woreda administrations across 3 zonal administrations in Oromia Region. These zones included the South-West Shewa, East Wollega and Horo Guduru Wollega Zones. Developments were also recorded in the Addis-Ababa city administration.
Events were recorded in over 3 urban administrations across 3 zonal administrations. These urban administrations included Kobo, Shewa-Robit, and Gonder cities in the North Wollo, North Shewa and Central Gonder Zones.
Civilian casualties were recorded in 10 woreda/city administrations across 4 zonal administrations in Amhara Region. These included Mida-Woremo, Minjar-Shenkora, Menz-Mam-Midir, Merhabete, Debre-Elias, Dejen, Enbese-Sar-Midir, Debay-Telatgin, West Dembiya and Dabat Woredas in the North Shewa, East Gojjam, Central Gonder and North Gonder Zones. In addition, a fatal incident was reported in Addis-Ababa city.
Drone strikes were recorded in 4 woreda administrations across 2 zonal administrations in Amhara Region. These included Mida-Woremo, Minjar-Shenkora, Mojana-Wadera and West Dembiya Woredas in the North Shewa and Central Gonder Zones.
Widespread arrests were reported in 2 woreda/city administrations in 2 zonal administrations in Amhara Region. These include Mojana-Wadera and Debre-Elias Woredas of North Shewa and East Gojjam Zones.
Regime forces have continued their forced disarmament campaign against Amhara communities across the South-West Shewa, East Wollega and Horo Guduru Wolleg Zones of Oromia Region. In coordination Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) militants carried out coordinated attacks on Amhara communities in many of these areas.
