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Updated February 9th, 2025
Overview
For the week of February 3rd to 9th, 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 32 woreda/city administrations across 11 zonal administrations in Amhara Region. These zones included the Wag-Hemra, North Wollo, South Wollo, North Shewa, East Gojjam, West Gojjam, Awi, North Gojjam, South Gonder, Central Gonder and West Gonder Zones. Developments were also recorded in Addis-Ababa city and in Jijiga city (Somali Region). New military mobilization by Tigray Region Forces [Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)] has been recorded in various areas within Raya-Alamata Woreda and surrounding areas.
Developments were recorded in over 5 urban administrations across 4 zonal administrations in Amhara Region. These urban administrations included Alamata, Kobo, Shewa-Robit, Finote-Selam and Gonder cities in the North Wollo, North Shewa, West Gojjam and Central Gonder Zones.
Civilian casualties were recorded in 5 woreda/city administrations across 3 zonal administrations in Amhara Region. These included Baso-Liben, Habru, Sekela, Raya-Kobo and Jabi-Tehnan Woredas in the North Wollo, East Gojjam and West Gojjam Zones.
Widespread arrests were recorded in 7 woreda/city administrations across 4 zonal administrations in Amhara Region. These included Jabi-Tehnan, Ibnat, Libo-Kemkem, Gonder, Gonder-Zuriya, Chilga and West Armachiho Woredas in the West Gojjam, South Gonder, Central Gonder and West Gonder Zone Zones. An escalation of targeting of women and children including seniors and infants has emerged, with hundreds of victims rounded up across western Amhara and detained for weeks/months in detention facilities. The victims were accused of having family members affiliated to Fano and were told by regime forces their release was contingent on the surrender of their family members. Arrests were also recorded in Jijiga city in Somali Region.
Drone strikes were recorded in 2 woreda/city administrations across 2 zonal administrations in Amhara Region. These included Efratana-Gidim and Jabi-Tehnan Woredas in North Shewa and West Gojjam Zones.
A Cholera outbreak has reportedly led to hundreds of reported cases across western Amhara Region with cases recorded in the regional capital of Bahir-Dar city as well as in Central Gonder and West Gonder Zones.
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