This is particularly evident among the Muslims; Amhara Muslims have protested against the new Muslim leadership, expressing their support for the former leader from Wollo in the Amhara Region. Indeed, once these areas came under Amhara administration, Amhara forces did not cross into proper Tigray with ENDF. The latter went deep into the Amhara Region and committed war crimes, including sexual violence against more than a thousand women, killing hundreds of civilians, and destruction and embezzlement of property that Amhara region officials say have undone 30 years of development in the region. Many blamed the decision to turn the Amhara Region into a war zone as a stab in the back and even a conspiracy to weaken Amhara. The party’s claim of restructuring all regional forces into Federal forces rang hollow as it began with the Amhara Region.

Source: Ethiopian News August 05, 2023 05:51 UTC