Benishangul-Gumuz conflict

Benishangul-Gumuz conflict
Part of the Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)

Location of Benishangul-Gumuz Region in Ethiopia
Date23 June 2019 – 19 October 2022[7]
Location
Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
Status Peace agreement reached
Belligerents

 Ethiopia


Fano militias[2]

Benishangul-Gumuz Region Gumuz People’s Democratic Movement[3]
Benishangul-Gumuz RegionBenishangul People's Liberation Movement[4]
Oromo Liberation Army[5]
Tigray People's Liberation Front (alleged)[5]

Support:
 Sudan (Gumuz militiamen only)[6]
Commanders and leaders
Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed
Benishangul-Gumuz Region Ashadli Hussein		 Benishangul-Gumuz Region Abdul Wahab Mehdi Isa (BPLM)[4]
Strength
500+[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Benishangul-Gumuz Region 137 killed[8][9]
28 killed[10][8]
437–537 civilians killed[11][1][12][13][14]
Estimated 100,000 internally displaced and 7,000 refugees[15]

The Benishangul-Gumuz conflict was an armed conflict mostly in the Metekel Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region in Ethiopia that started in 2019, until peace agreement signed between the rebel groups and the government of Ethiopia in October 2022.[5]

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  2. ^ "All Is Not Quiet on Ethiopia's Western Front". Foreign Policy. 6 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Eight killed, 16 injured in latest attack by armed group in Benishangul Gumuz despite peace agreement". Addis Standard. 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Benishangul Gumuz region signs peace agreement with second rebel group, deal signed in Sudan". Addis Standard. 12 December 2022.
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  6. ^ "Containing the Volatile Sudan-Ethiopia Border Dispute". Crisis Group. 24 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Benishangul Gumuz regional govt, rebel group sign peace agreement". Addis Standard. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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  13. ^ "Death toll from attack in western Ethiopia reaches 222, Red Cross says". Reuters. 25 December 2020.
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