Social media posts claim to show photos of Ethiopian troops captured by Fano rebels in Amhara in February 2024. However, this is misleading: while the images feature government soldiers, they were captured during the Tigray war that ended in 2022. Screenshot of the misleading post, taken on March 11, 2024Four images in the post showed dozens of soldiers seated on the ground in military uniform. The claim was shared on a page called “Amhara Fano central command official”, which regularly publishes content about the Fano militia group. It contained images of captured soldiers from the misleading post and scenes of fighting.

Source: Ethiopian News March 14, 2024 03:04 UTC