Heavy fighting continues in various areas of Gojam and Wollo provinces in the Amhara region between federal troops and local militias, reports say. The Gojam Fano spokesman, Zinabu Lingerew, informed a US-based Ethiopian news outlet the group successfully thwarted fresh government attacks and seized towns. Residents report the use of heavy weaponry in towns and villages surrounding the regional capital Bahir Dar. Government soldiers are said to be conducting house-to-house searches in several towns, including Dembecha and Feres Bet, towns in the West Gojam zone. The Bahir Dar city administration is maintaining that they are not to blame for the situation.
