The armed conflict between the Ethiopian army and rebels in the country’s northern Amhara region continues, with the government recently accused of massacring civilians in the region. However, this is false: the photos were originally published on Facebook by the Amhara Region Police Commission after they confiscated weapons and ammunition being transported illegally from the Tigray region to Amhara. Menz and Jiru are towns in the northern Shewa zone in the Amhara region. However, the photos do not show firearms captured by the Fano rebel force in Amhara. Search results revealed the images were published on the Amhara Region Police Commission's official Facebook page on February 7, 2024 (archived here).

Source: Ethiopian News February 29, 2024 13:19 UTC