2024 Amhara offensive

2024 Amhara offensive
	Part of War in Amhara
Date	July 2024 – present
Location	Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Result	Fano captures Metemma and parts of Gondar city as well as other strategic areas
Belligerents
Fano	Ethiopia Oromo Liberation Army
Units involved
Amhara People's Army; Fano in Wollo Province; Fano in Gojjam; Fano of Gondar; Fano in Gondar; Shewa Governorate;	ENDF Ethiopian Ground Forces; Ethiopian Air Force; ; Pro-government Oromo militia; Oromo Liberation Army;

During July 2024, the Fano militia started an offensive in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.^[1]^[2] The offensive resulted in the capture of several key cities and strategic areas, including the city of Debark and the Ethiopian-Sudanese border town of Metemma. The offensive is part of the ongoing War in Amhara, a conflict that began in April 2023 between the Fano militia and the Ethiopian government.

^ "Ethiopia: Heavy Fighting in Gondar Between Amhara Militias and Government Forces". Stratfor. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-06. These operations are reportedly part of a broader Fano offensive that began in July, which has enabled Fano to establish control over certain rural areas in Amhara
^ Karr, Liam (26 September 2024). "Africa File, September 26, 2024: Fano Offensive in Ethiopia's Amhara; Egypt Arms Somalia; Rebel Drones in Mali; Burkina Thwarts Another Coup". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2024-10-06. Fano has launched an offensive in northern Ethiopia's Amhara region since July that has involved the militants' briefly seizing several key areas, including parts of Ethiopia's second-largest city in September.

[:9-1] "Ethiopia: Heavy Fighting in Gondar Between Amhara Militias and Government Forces". Stratfor. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-06. These operations are reportedly part of a broader Fano offensive that began in July, which has enabled Fano to establish control over certain rural areas in Amhara

[:5-2] Karr, Liam (26 September 2024). "Africa File, September 26, 2024: Fano Offensive in Ethiopia's Amhara; Egypt Arms Somalia; Rebel Drones in Mali; Burkina Thwarts Another Coup". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2024-10-06. Fano has launched an offensive in northern Ethiopia's Amhara region since July that has involved the militants' briefly seizing several key areas, including parts of Ethiopia's second-largest city in September.

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