The Amhara militia was an ally of the Ethiopian army in the two-year-war against the Tigray region that ended in November. Ethiopia’s military has clashed with fighters from a militia in the Amhara region, residents said on Wednesday, in an escalation of a simmering feud between the two former allies that a doctor said had caused more than a dozen injuries. Spokespeople for Ethiopia’s federal government and the Amhara regional administration did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment on Wednesday. The doctor said the hospital had received three people with serious injuries and 10 with minor injuries, including wounds from gunshots and heavy weapons. “The fighting continued today on the outskirts of town,” the doctor said, adding the road into Debre Tabor was closed.

Source: Ethiopian News August 02, 2023 14:58 UTC