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An Amhara Fano fighter with albinism from Gondar stands next to Fano leaders from Gondar.
u/endzanaw — 11 hours ago
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Oromo is a modern identity based on language. Many of those living in Shewa, Bizamo, Damot (Wellega), and parts of Hararghe and Arsi are actually assimilated Amharas.
Many of those who identify as Oromo simply speak the Oromo language, but culturally and genetically, they are very different. An Oromo speaker from Wellega is genetically different from an Oromo speaker from Hararghe, and they both have distinct cultures. The same applies to Oromo speakers from Jimma compared to those from Guji, they are genetically different and have unique cultural backgrounds. The only thread that connects them is the language they share. Similarly, an Oromo speaker from Shewa is genetically and culturally distinct from one from Borana, and an Oromo speaker from Bale is also genetically and culturally different from an Oromo speaker in Illubabor. Essentially, the "Oromo nation" is comprised of various ethnic groups who merely adopted the Oromo identity. Many of them come from diverse origins, which is evident from their phenotypes alone, you don't even need to dig into their DNA or history to recognize this. In fact, many who identify as Oromo are not ethnically Oromo, they are simply Oromo speakers who adopted this classification because they spoke the language, or had ancestors with Oromo names, or wanted to keep their property, or did it for safety reasons. For example, many Amharas changed their ethnic identity to Oromo just to keep their land during the "Land to the Tiller" program. And after the Derg regime fell, others did the same to avoid mistreatment by the anti Amhara rebels who were registering people by ethnicity when they took over power. It was only after the Derg came to power, and especially after the ethnic constitution was implemented, that Oromo elites began making efforts to connect all of them through a shared culture, which is why they aggressively promote "Oromo holidays" like Irreecha.
u/endzanaw — 3 days ago
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The OPDO, in coordination with the OLA/OLF, launched an attack in the Dera Wereda of Shewa, Oromia region, massacring 43 Amhara civilians, kidnapping 13 others, and destroying 62 homes.
"Regime forces and OLA militants kill over 45 Amhara civilians, burn 63 homes, and impose siege-like conditions in Dera Woreda (North Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia).
As of June 30th, more than 45 Amhara civilians have been killed across 17 kebeles in recent weeks, while over 18 people have been abducted, 63 homes burned, and numerous cattle looted. On June 29th, OLA militants abducted three civilians and seized about 50 cattle in Selelkula town, while ENDF personnel opened fire on residents who attempted to resist.
On June 30th, OLA militants entering Mamo Kebele from Were-Gebro Kebele burned ten residential homes, displacing affected families and intensifying insecurity.
Residents say OLA control of key routes has placed the woreda under siege. The Fiche route and Gundomeskel-Selale road have remained inaccessible for about seven years, while the remaining Gundomeskel–Merhabete–Addis Ababa route, which also connects toward Dessie and South Wollo, is under OLA control.
The prolonged closures have restricted access to healthcare, markets, humanitarian assistance, and essential goods. Residents further say regime officials have portrayed OLA militants as defenders of Oromo communities while depicting Fano as a threat, deepening ethnic tensions and hostility toward Amhara civilians."
u/endzanaw — 3 days ago
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A Fano fighter carries an injured Oromia Special Force member following a successful operation in Agamsa, Wellega. The operation resulted in the deaths of 72 regime forces and left many others injured.
u/endzanaw — 4 days ago
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Fano forces entered Agamsa in Wellega, clearing an Oromia Special Force and militia camp and killing 72 regime troops. The operation was launched in retaliation for a previous attack by regime forces on a nearby Amhara community. Five Fano fighters were confirmed dead in the operation.
"At least 72 regime forces killed as Fano overruns regime camp in Amuru Woreda (Horo-Guduru-Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia) following attacks on Amhara communities.
On June 30th, Fano forces launched a pre-dawn offensive against Agamsa town after regime forces attacked neighboring Amhara communities on June 29th, killing two civilians and causing property and livestock losses.
Fano forces penetrated the town and overwhelmed a regime camp housing OSF and militia personnel before regime reinforcements arriving from neighboring Bure-Zuriya Woreda (West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia) were ambushed, leaving at least five militia personnel killed and several others injured.
Across the engagements, at least 72 regime personnel were killed, while several others were wounded and captured.
On the Fano side, five fighters were confirmed killed and several others sustained injuries during the operation."
u/endzanaw — 4 days ago
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The "Bicha Abeba" (Yellow Flower) operation, which the TPLF launched in the Amhara region against the Amhara people shortly after the fall of the Derg, caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Amharas.
The TPLF, alongside Shabia and other foreign intelligence agencies, was worried about the potential of Amhara nationalism to topple their puppet governments from power. Once the TPLF consolidated its power with the help of Shabia and these foreign agencies, it launched the Bicha Abeba operation. They began killing able bodied Amhara men, whom they labeled as "shiftas" (bandits) when explaining their actions to local Amhara farmers. This strategy closely mirrors what the Prosperity Party (OPDO) is doing today by labeling Fano fighters as "shifta" or "tsenfeniya" (extremists). Because ordinary people didn't understand the true underlying agenda, the majority accepted the government's official statements and approved of eliminating these alleged bandits. In reality, this was a systemic campaign to murder Amharas, designed to prevent them from fighting back against the systemic injustices the TPLF planned to implement.
u/endzanaw — 5 days ago
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Gobe Melke's nephew, who is half Tigrayan half Amhara and was a TPLF cadre, is the one who murdered Gobe.
u/endzanaw — 5 days ago
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Fano and ENDF battle in Motta, Gojjam
Yesterday, on June 28th, 2026, there was a fierce battle in Motta, Gojjam, between the Amhara Fano and the ENDF, along with supporting militias. In the battle, 47 ENDF soldiers and 22 militiamen lost their lives. Only three ENDF soldiers survived, one of whom is Shaleka (Major) a of Wolayta ethnicity. One of the surviving soldiers received medical treatment by Fano medic.
WARNING - NSFW
The video of the medical treatment is at the link below, and it's graphic. If you have a weak stomach, don't watch it.
u/endzanaw — 5 days ago
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Last week two Amhara religious leaders have been murdered: an Orthodox priest in the Oromia Special Zone and a Muslim imam in the Agew Awi Zone.
Last week, an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian priest was murdered in the Oromia Special Zone of the Amhara region. A few days later, a Muslim imam was murdered in the Agew Awi Zone, also within the Amhara region. The Islamic Council of Ethiopia immediately condemned the latter attack. Following this, efforts were made to blame Fano, and the regime permitted local officials and cadres to mobilize public protests. Meanwhile, the murder of the priest has been entirely ignored by the media, local officials, cadres and even the Holy Synod.
I strongly suspect that the regime played a role in the imam's murder right after the priest was murdered. It looks like a calculated tactic to pit Muslim and Christian Amharas against each other, similar to the tactics that partially succeeded in Mekane Selam. Also, it allows the regime to falsely claim to foreign diplomats that the current unrest is merely a sectarian issue rather than a political crisis.
u/endzanaw — 5 days ago
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Why some people are anti Amharas? Originally because of colonial Italy and now because of Egyptian hydropolitics
This all stemmed from decades of anti Amhara propaganda, which originally started with Italian Colonial Empire. Later, driven by its hydropolitics, Egypt continued this campaign by broadcasting anti Amhara and anti Ethiopian messages on Somali radio during the 1950s and 1960s. They claimed the Amharas had stolen the Ogaden region and actively promoted Pan Somalism, which triggered several Egypt backed wars. Egypt also offered military training under the guise of free Islamic education at Cairo University to Muslim Eritreans. Upon their arrival in Egypt, officials convinced them to fight against the ruling Christian Ethiopian Empire.
Egypt used the same strategy with Muslim Oromos who refused to pay taxes to the Christian Empire. These Oromos later formed an armed group and coined the term "Oromumma", which translates to "Oromo nation" in Arabic. Egypt armed them through Somalia and provided political safe havens in Arab countries. Not long after, ethnic based communist liberation groups emerged, receiving financial, military, and narrative support from both Arab and Western nations. They leveraged this anti Amhara narrative to eventually overthrow the communist Ethiopian government. Once these groups gained power, they drafted an anti Amhara constitution and fabricated history to vilify the Amhara people, turning many Ethiopians, Somalis, and Eritreans against them to ensure the Amharas would never return to power.
u/endzanaw — 8 days ago
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Fano forces killed more than 600 regime troops during six consecutive days of intense fighting in Gondar
"More than 600 regime fighters were reportedly killed across six consecutive days of fighting in East Belessa and West Dembiya Woredas."
u/endzanaw — 8 days ago
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A Lieutenant Colonel of the ENDF killed by Fano
Lieutenant Colonel Bekele Yenus was neutralized by the Tewodros Command in Dega Damot, Gojjam.
Lieutenant Colonel Bekele Yenus previously worked in the Defense Radio Communications Directorate. He entered Dega Damot with the 79th Division, serving in the Corps Combat Support Services, with the intention of streamlining radio communications.
He was struck from a distance by DShK heavy machine gun fire in Yibret Kebele, Hamus Gebeya. He died en route to the hospital while receiving medical attention.
* The number of eliminated high ranking officers, including line officers above the rank of Shambel (Captain), has reached approximately eight in Dega Damot.
Fano yichlal!
u/endzanaw — 9 days ago
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Amhara's lion's mane attire
The lion's mane attire is core Amhara warrior garb that individuals earned by killing a lion. These warriors were called "Anbessa Geday" (lion killers), they were highly respected and viewed as fearless warriors. Pictured here is Negus Woldegiorgis Aboye, King of Gonder, wearing his Anbessa Geday attire as he poses for a photograph in 1912.
u/endzanaw — 9 days ago
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Fano's victory in Dega Damot
In the last week, there was an intensive battle where Fano killed countless of ENDF soldiers, including colonels, shalekas (commanders), meto alekas (lieutenants), and aser alekas (sergeants). One of the colonels killed was Colonel Abera. He was responsible for ordering the killing of random Amhara civilians after a bitter defeat, which caused a gruesome massacre of innocent cattle herders in the Sekela massacre of November 23, 2025 (not to be confused with the separate massacre that occurred in the same area in May 12 and 14, 2024).
The soldiers who followed his orders mutilated the Amhara victims they murdered, cutting off their private parts and tongues and gouging out their eyes. There are pictures of this crime, but they are too graphic to post here.
This despicable criminal was also responsible for raping and murdering Kalkidan, a high school student. On his phone, Fano fighters found photos of other girls he had raped. If this is what the colonels do, imagine what the hate filled soldiers are doing to our innocent women and children.
u/endzanaw — 9 days ago