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[VOA Amharic @VOAAmharic]

የኢትዮጵያ መንግሥት በአማራ ክልል የሚፈጽመውን የዘፈቀደ እስር እንዲያቆም አምነስቲ አሳሳበ

https://t.co/27DN67GJif

[Belay Manaye @Belay_Ma]

More than 50 people including pregnant woman have been killed by government forces in North Gojjam, Amhara region, BBC reported.
#Ethiopia
#WarOnAmhara

https://t.co/TDjc2nBu80

[Mengistu @LeadersFree]

ታሪካዊ የተቃውሞ ሰልፍ በጀርመን እየተደረገ ነው እናመሰግናለን
የቁርጥ ቀን ልጆች

[Achamyeleh Tamiru @Achamyeleh1986]

Abiy Ahmed's genocidal massacre against the Amhara people has reached a whole new level. In a horrifying drone strike on a health center in Zibist, Achefere, Gojjam, over 50 innocent Amharas were brutally massacred, including five mothers in labor, along with their family members, companions, and the nurse who was assisting them.

The genocidal massacre extended its cruelty to more than thirteen children playing near a school within a 300-meter radius, fathers gathered for social activities, laborers, people around a church, and individuals working in nearby farmlands.

Where is the journalism from major networks like @CNN, @AJEnglish, @ABC, @guardian, and others? Do the lives of innocent Amharas not matter? Are their stories not worthy of the world’s attention?

https://t.co/4wTkJXj8S0

[አያ ሻረው (Amoraw) @amorawwub]

ትናንት በዋሽንግተን ስቴት ርእሰከተማ ኦሎምፒያ በState Governor Office ፊት ለፊት ተገኝተን ለሕዝባችን ድምፅ በሆንበት መድረክ ላይ አንድ የጋሞ ተወላጅ ኢትዮጵያዊ ወንድማችን በዚህ መልኩ ስሜቱን አጋርቷል።

[jemal countess @JemalCountess]

Those of you following events in Ethiopia and asking why the FANO are fighting the "Government Forces" in Ethiopia? Can we talk about the other aspect of this, how there are forces within the country that have no regard for sacred institutions and have been and continue to look for any opportunities to erase ethnic Amharas from the landscape of the country. This was part of the objective of the war that took place in the Northern part of the country when fighters of the TPLF committed multiple massacres and attacks on noncombatants in the Amhara and Afar regions. Ethnic Amharas are not “paranoid” about the multiple episodes of mass murder they have endured and how these crimes have been covered up using propaganda and rewritten narratives. To those in the Orthodox faith, you need to understand that the attacks on Chena Teklehaymanot Church occurred on the day commemorating Teklehaymanot as the Tabot was leaving the church. In other words the gunman waited until the Tabot was the focus of the crowd. The parishioners were facing the Tabot, as were the gunman. The gunman chose that moment to open fire, shooting parishioners from behind while ignoring the presence of the Tabot. CHENA, ETHIOPIA - OCTOBER 10: Kes (Priest) Tiftu Ejigu mourns his 40 year old wife and 3 year old daughter at their grave site on the 40th Day commemoration of their deaths at the massacre at Chena Teklehaymanot Church on October 10, 2021 in Chena, Ethiopia. Officials in this part of the Amhara region, which borders Tigray, said Chena was the site of a two-day attack by Tigrayan fighters that began during the Mass (Kidasse) on the annual observance of the day of Saint Teklehaymanot on August 31, that according to local government officials resulted in the deaths of at least 119 civilians even though villagers place the death toll at 207. Tigrayan forces denied responsibility and called the allegations fabricated. The almost yearlong conflict in the Tigray region has spread to neighboring Amhara after the TPLF recaptured most of its home state from government forces in June and then invaded the Amhara and Afar regions in July of 2021. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

https://t.co/Oo4V9dHUBy

[DNE Africa @africa_dne]

Ethiopian army soldiers executed civilians at point-blank range in Addis Kidam town, East Gojjam, #Amhara region, eyewitnesses told DNE Africa. The town, located 450 kilometers northwest of Addis Ababa, was scene of killings as soldiers claimed victims to be Fano militia members

[ECADF Ethiopian News @ECADF]

The aftermath of drone strikes images are being widely shared on social media.

One particular image shows a wonded toddler sitting next to the dead body of her mother. 2/2

[ECADF Ethiopian News @ECADF]

Breaking news: Hundreds of civilians were killed as a result of the Ethiopian government's drone attack campaign in the Amhara region. 1/2

[Belay Manaye @Belay_Ma]

More than 100 people have been massacred by government forces in North Gojjam Zone of Amhara region, Ethiopia, BBC reported.
#WarOnAmhara
https://t.co/P9smOfZWee

[Meaza Mohammed @mohammed_meaza]

📌Breaking News

DRONE ATTACK KILLS 45 IN AMHARA REGION GONDAR, ETHIOPIA
Gondar, Ethiopia - A devastating drone attack has claimed the lives of 45 people in Gondar, Ethiopia.
Eyewitnesses report that 37 people were brutally killed in a drone strike on a public transport vehicle at Belesa Tala in central Gondar at 9:40 a.m. today.
Additionally, 8 laborers were killed in a separate drone attack in Abraha Jira city, West Armachho, Gondar region, at 11:17 a.m.
Source: Ethio 251 Media
@BBCAmharicNew @AJEnglish @AP @USEmbassyAddis @hrw @UN_HRC @amnesty @antonioguterres

[✞ Soስna (እሙ)🌸 @Emuye06]

Thousands of Amhara civilians are being massacred in drone attacks. The global silence is deafening. How many more lives must be lost before action is taken? #WarOnAmhara #AmharaGenocide
@SecBlinken @JosepBorrellF @WairimuANderitu @AmnestyEARO

[MIZANU M. ⚖️ @tabor97]

The @AbiyAhmedAli led Ethiopian regime continued drone strikes on civilians across several areas in the Amhara Region yesterday:
•In Asterio, near Motta, at least five civilians were killed after the Defense Force reportedly targeted a school.
•In Dega Damot, Feresbet town, a four-year-old boy was killed.
•In Berheket Woreda, Kebele 04, Dereys, a residential home was struck, killing innocent civilians.
#WarOnAmhara
#AmharaGenocide

[JusticeIsNotFree @Amharafirst88]

Imminent state collapse as Abiy’s genocidal regime continues to target millions of #Amhara civilians and destroy educational/economic/religious institutions.
@USEmbassyAddis @hrw @MikeHammerUSA @EUCouncil @_AfricanUnion @cnni @BBCAfrica @Reuters @FRANCE24 @AlJazeera

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

Imagine the trauma this little child of 2 years will go through in his entire life. He was found bleeding next to his dead mother, Asbera Mohammed Nur, who had been killed on October 10, 2024, around 2:00 pm in Kebele 03, Bereket Wereda.

There is an ongoing Genocide in the Amhara region of Ethiopia 🇪🇹

There is an ongoing Genocide in the Amhara region of Ethiopia 🇪🇹

There is an ongoing Genocide in the Amhara region of Ethiopia 🇪🇹

There is an ongoing Genocide in the Amhara region of Ethiopia 🇪🇹

[ᴇʟɪᴀꜱ ᴍᴇꜱᴇʀᴇᴛ @EliasMeseret]

በሰሜን ጎንደር የትግራይ ኃይሎች ፈጸሙት በተባለ ጥቃት በርካታ ሰዎች መገደላቸውን ነዋሪዎች ተናገሩ

በአማራ ክልል ሰሜን ጎንደር ዞን አድርቃይ ወረዳ በተፈጸመ ጥቃት 15 የሚሆኑ ሰዎች መገደላቸውን እና በርካታ ቤቶች መቃጠላቸውን ነዋሪዎች እና የአካባቢው አስተዳደር ተናገሩ።

በወረዳው አሊጣራ ቀበሌ አንካቶ በተባለ ጎጥ ማክሰኞ ግንቦት 27/2016 ዓ.ም. ከንጋቱ 11፡00 ሰዓት “የቡድን መሳሪያ” ታጥቀዋል የተባሉ ከየትግራይ ክልል በኩል የመጡ ናቸው ያሏቸው ኃይሎች ከባድ ጥቃት መፈጸማቸውን ነዋሪዎች ለቢቢሲ ተናግረዋል።

ለትግራይ ክልል አዋሳኝ በሆነው አካባቢው “በዋልድባ ገዳም” በኩል አድርገው ገብተዋል የተባሉ በመቶዎች የተገመቱ “የትግራይ ኃይሎች” ቤቶችን ማቃጠላቸውን እና ከብቶችን መዝረፋቸውንም የወረዳው አስተዳደር አስታውቋል።

የትግራይ ጊዜያዊ አስተዳደር የሰላም እና ፀጥታ ቢሮ ከትግራይ በኩል ጥቃት ተፈጽሞበታል ወደ ተባለው “አካባቢ የተደረገ እንቅስቃሴ የለም” ሲል ጥቃቱን አስተባብሏል።

የአካባቢው ነዋሪ በተኛበት የተኩስ እሩምታ እንደተከፈተ በስፍራው ነዋሪ የሆኑት አቶ ታለ ጥላሁን ለቢቢሲ ገልጸው፤ ጥቃቱ ከንጋቱ 11፡00 ጀምሮ እስከ ጠዋት 2፡30 ገደማ መዝለቁን ተናግረዋል።

ጥቃቱ ሲፈጸም “ከተኛንበት በውስጥ ሱሪያችን ነው የወጣነው” ያሉት አቶ ባቡል ፀጋዬ፤ በጥቃቱ አራት ቤተሰቦቻቸው እንደተገደሉባቸው ተናግረዋል።

“በአንድ ቤት አምስት ነበርን፣ ከአምስታችን እኔ ነኝ በአጋጣሚ የተረፍኩት፤ ሌሎቹ ሞቱ። አሰልፈው ነው የተኮሱብን።. . . እኔንም ሞቷል ብለው ነው ትተውኝ የሄዱት። በፈጣሪ ፈቃድ ነው የተረፍኩት” ሲሉ ጥቃቱን የገለጹት ነዋሪው፤ በጥይት ጀርባቸውን ተመተው ሆስፒታል መተኘኛታቸውን ለቢቢሲ ተናግረዋል።

በጥቃቱ 15 ሠዎች መገደላቸውን በዐይናቸው እንተመለከቱ የተናገሩት ሌላ እማኝ፤ ሁለት የ16 እና የ19 ዓመት የእህት ልጆቻቸው እንደተገደሉባቸውም ተናግረዋል።

ይህኑ ቁጥር ያረጋገጡት ሌላ ነዋሪ በእሳት እና በጥይት ሦስት ታዳጊዎችን ጨምሮ የበርካታ ሰዎች ሕይወት ማለፉን ገልጸዋል።

“. . .ህጻናትን ጨምሮ 15 ሠዎች መገደላቸውን አይቻለሁ” ያሉት ነዋሪው፤ በጥቃቱ እግራቸውን ሁለት ቦታ ላይ ተመተው መቁሰላቸውን ተናግረዋል።

የአድርቃይ ወረዳ አስተዳዳሪ አቶ ሚሊዮን ታደሰ በበኩላቸው በጥቃቱ ተገድለው ቀብራቸው መፈጸሙን ማረጋገጥ የቻሉት ስምንት ሰዎች መሆናቸውን ተናግረዋል።

ከስምንቱ ሟቾች መካከል ስድስቱ ንጹሃን ነዋሪዎች ናቸው ያሉት አስተዳዳሪው፤ ሁለቱ ደግሞ የአካባቢው ሚሊሻ አባላት የነበሩ ናቸው ብለዋል።

Via BBC Amharic

[ᴇʟɪᴀꜱ ᴍᴇꜱᴇʀᴇᴛ @EliasMeseret]

- Average price of Turkish drones widely used in Ethiopia- $5 million

- Estimated price of each missile fired from these drones- $60,000 to $100,000

A report released yesterday by the government appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRCO) has revealed a widespread use of drones in various parts of the country in recent months.

And yet,

- One in three children in Ethiopia are out of school

- Tens of thousands of teachers in Southern Ethiopia are complaining they've not received their salary for over a year

- Public universities are warning their budget for one student currently is a mere 22 Birr (0.40 U.S cent) per day and they're unable to feed them anymore

- Ethiopia's income from foreign trade has declined 30 percent... etc

This begs the question 'What's really happening?' 

But still war mongering and bravado rule the day, and observers warn the country could further torn apart if these cycles of violence and conflicts don't end... and end soon!

[Andargachew Tsege @AndargachewTse2]

Exactly six years ago, on May 29 2018 today, I was released after enduring four years of imprisonment. Thousands in Ethiopia and across the globe campaigned tirelessly for my freedom. Leading this campaign in Ethiopia was Meskerem Abera. Now, Meskerem languishes in the same prison where I suffered, a victim of Abiy Ahmed's fascist rule.

Meskerem, like many others who have fallen prey to this repressive regime, has committed no crime except standing for justice for the Amhara people, who have been murdered by the thousands and displaced by the millions.

After my release in 2018, I kept in touch with Meskerem. With her incredible intuitive intelligence, she was one of the first to see through the deceptive nature of Abiy Ahmed and tried to warn me. At the time, I was deceived by his rhetoric of peace, democracy, and unity, and I did not listen.

My failure to heed Meskerem's warnings, despite her and others' insights, remains one of my deepest regrets. Everything she predicted has become a grim reality, many times over.

I want to say, “I’m sorry, Meskerem, for not listening to you.” I am deeply sorry for the sacrifice you are making and the pain you are enduring, separated from your young children.

I promise to do everything in my power until you and your comrades regain your freedom and the just cause for which you are making immense sacrifices prevails.

@AbiyAhmedAli @FdreService @Mustafe_M_Omer @AnaMartinsGomes @AlainAmharic @guardiannews @EthioReporter @Channel4News @10DowningStreet @SahleWorkZewde @Reuters @HermelaTV @AP @washingtonpost @ETHZema @MOJEthiopia @AJEnglish @antonioguterres @USAIDEthiopia @BBCAfrica @DanielBekele @BilleneSeyoum @NeaminZeleke @USEmbassyAddis @PMEthiopia @AsstSecStateAF @BBCNews, @RedwanHussien, @danielkibret @TayeAtske

[Semahagn Gashu Abebe @SemahagnAbebe]

Three killed in Ethiopia shootout as regional rebellions spill into the capital https://t.co/vO5vC3jHbE

[Amnesty Eastern Africa @AmnestyEARO]

"Mass killings are becoming shockingly common in #Ethiopia. The lack of credible efforts by the Ethiopian government to ensure justice for families of those killed and prevent such atrocities adds insult to injury,” https://t.co/9YTmiXE6ZM