Celebration in Liberated Addis Ababa following the end of Fascist Italian occupation by British, South African and Ethiopian Partisan forces (East African Campaign, 1940-1941).

u/Alarmed_Business_962 — 1 month ago

POV: You're a 15-year-old highschooler who politely declined the offer to enlist for the ENDF (GTA VI is almost out 🤷‍♂️).

u/Alarmed_Business_962 — 1 month ago

An Italian illustration of the death of Maj. Toselli besides his men during the disastrous battle of Amba Alagi against the Ethiopian Empire, resulting in the loss of 2000 men and 31 Italian officers. This battle marked the turning point of the First Italo-Ethiopian war (1895-1896).

u/Alarmed_Business_962 — 2 months ago

I never noticed it before, but I believe that the painter deliberately depicted the Italians as having their stereotypical ''Roman'' noses here, causing them to look like goblins.

u/Alarmed_Business_962 — 2 months ago
▲ 36 r/war

An Injured girl found beside her deceased mother in Ethiopia, reportedly after being there for several days. They were, reportedly, targetted as part of a broader campaign against Amhara communities in the broader armed conflict. (21 August, 2026)

Reportedly filmed in Anderoricho Kebele, Gida Ayana Woreda, East Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, in Ethiopia. According to the person filming the video, the victims are Amhara civilians. The footage shows a young girl who appears to have suffered a serious gunshot wound to her leg, alongside the body of her deceased mother. The local resident (who recorded the scene) states that the girl had remained beside her mother's body for several days after the incident.

Multiple Ethiopian social-media sources reporting on the incident place it in Anderoricho Kebele and state that the mother was killed on August 21, 2026, with the daughter subsequently being found alive several days later. The reports describe the incident as occurring amid wider violence affecting the Amhara minority within the Oromo-majority areas in the Gida Ayana area.

The identity of the perpetrators and the precise circumstances surrounding the mother's death have not been independently verified. The location and date are likewise based primarily on the video and circulating local/Ethiopian reports rather than an independent investigation.

Sources: ነብዩ op X / X

Martin Plaut op X / X

https://x.com/rasmenelik2/status/2092418964437479669?s=46&t=TFZ3IT05423B-WBWAZneng

https://x.com/animutab/status/2092619028711747881?s=46&t=TFZ3IT05423B-WBWAZneng

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u/Alarmed_Business_962 — 2 months ago
▲ 19 r/ww2

A memorial in Ethiopia dedicated to the Belgian-Congolese who fought in the Battle of Asosa, Gambela and Saio against Fascist Italy (East African Campaign, 1940-1941), including the graves of the Belgian Soldier Simonet and the Lieutenant Lambrecht H.

u/Alarmed_Business_962 — 2 months ago

A mass-grave in Ethiopia of victims from a torture-camp, operated by the TPLF (an ethno-Marxist organization) between 1985-1991 is unearthed by an 80-year-old resident of the area who was ordered to bury them at the time.

u/Alarmed_Business_962 — 2 months ago

Explosion of an ammunition-depot in Ethiopia's capital (Addis Ababa) during a transfer of power, it is estimated that 400-500 people were killed in the explosion. (1991)

u/Alarmed_Business_962 — 2 months ago

An anecdote of Ken Tarbuck, a British Economist lecturer in the Addis Ababa University, about life in Addis Ababa during the ongoing Red Terror (1978)

u/Alarmed_Business_962 — 2 months ago
▲ 61 r/ItalianEmpire+1 crossposts

The head of Hailu Kebede (former-governor and Ethiopian partisan) hung in the market-square and left to rot. (Italian-occupied Ethiopia, 1937)

u/Alarmed_Business_962 — 2 months ago
▲ 597 r/EthiopianHistory+1 crossposts

A common punishment of POWs by the Italians was prolonged suspension by the arms until gangrene developed. Other punishments included using them as target practice and deliberately aiming at the heart and testicular areas.

u/Alarmed_Business_962 — 2 months ago