There have been definite outbreaks of fighting this week between security forces and the Fano militia, a diverse armed group that partly represents the local population’s weariness over what they see as the federal government’s discriminatory policy. 2018 and at all costs instead of favoring the members of the Oromo group to which the President belongs. The mastermind of the coup, General Asmanyu Tsij, a staunch supporter of Amhara expansionism, was shot shortly after the coup attempt. TigreThe Tigray war that began in November 2020 appeared to represent a moment of rapprochement between the government and the Amhara state administration, which mobilized its own security forces – so-called special forces – to fight the military. (NISS), Temsjen Tiruneh, later also former President of Amhara Region.

Source: Ethiopian News August 05, 2023 19:08 UTC