(8) The security crisis in the Amhara region has deteriorated since the National Defense Force entered the Amhara region in March of 2023. Simultaneously, fighting occurred in the north, south, and central Gondar regions, including Debre-Tabor, and in Gondar City, the most populous city in the Amhara region. Fanos not only has galvanized a wide-scale of public support in the Amhara region and beyond, but every able man and woman is joining the struggle to become Fanos. At the current trajectory, it’s safe to foreshadow that the entire Amhara region will fall under Fano’s control in weeks. It will cause incalculable collateral damage in the Amhara region and deepen the widespread hatred and resentment against Abiy’s governing party.

Source: Ethiopian News August 08, 2023 18:39 UTC