Ethiopia: Regime-backed mass killings of Amhara communities in the Arsi Zone of Oromia Region reportedly continue. More than 50 Amharas have been killed, hundreds displaced, and an Ethiopian Orthodox church burned.
🚨 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟐 𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐏𝐊𝐌 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟏𝟎 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐅 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐬
Fano forces operating under AFNM Tewodros Command’s 102nd Corps and 11th Division, in coordination with the Engineer Alemayehu Kebe Battalion, carried out an operation in the Mehal Genet (Gerchech) area of South Mecha Woreda on June 1.
According to sources, the operation disrupted election-related activities in the area and resulted in significant losses among regime forces. Fano fighters reportedly seized 22 Kalashnikov rifles, one PKM machine gun, three ICOM communication radios, and 1,520 rounds of ammunition, while also capturing 10 soldiers. Sources further claimed that a large number of regime troops were killed during the operation.
Ethiopia’s 1 June “election” is a coronation, not a vote. With two-thirds of the population excluded and no legitimate opposition, Abiy Ahmed’s “victory” is already written.
The price: five more years of war, repression and economic ruin— and a fragile Ethiopia and Horn of Africa pushed closer to the edge.
The international community has watched Ethiopia’s tragedy in silence for eight years. It must not now legitimize this charade. Recognition would embolden the regime — and implicate the world in what follows.@antonioguterres@ymahmoudali@SecRubio@EU_Commission@SenateForeign@HouseForeign@amnesty@hrw@DicarloRosemary@TheEconomist@AJEnglish@BBCWorld@washingtonpost@afnm_official@OLF_OLA
#Ethiopia #HornOfAfrica #ShamElection
Ethiopia: Reports that election scheduled for 1 June already completed in some polling areas in secret by the regime, without the participation of citizens. Only a ceremonial photo still to be taken
THREAD: The Amhara Fano National Movement has formally challenged the legitimacy of Ethiopia's electoral process. Here is what their statement to DNE Africa says. 🧵
1/ The movement argues that elections conducted under war, mass displacement, and armed conflict cannot meet democratic principles. Citizens living under fear, it says, cannot freely exercise the right to vote or stand as candidates.
Remember Amhara!
These are the faces of true heroism.
Amhara Fano martyrs who sacrificed their lives resisting tyranny, defying the odds, and courageously standing up to the bully Abiy regime that waged full-scale war on their community.
ደሞቸ!
Your blood was not spilled in vain. Your courage will never be forgotten.
Rest in power, our fallen lions!
ዘመን የማይሽረዉ
እዉነተኛ መዉደድ!
#AmharaGenocide
#WarOnAmhara
ድል ለፋኖ!
ሰላም ለህዝባችን!
ሰለም ለኢትዬጲያ!
Roads Closed Across Amhara Amid Fears of Escalating War
ETHIOPIA ― 💥Fano fighters in #Ethiopia’s Amhara region have announced a five-day closure of all roads starting today, saying the measure is intended to protect public safety amid reports of renewed military offensives by federal forces.
The Amhara Fano National Movement (AFNM) accused the government of launching these new offensives in multiple fronts aimed at expanding territorial control before the country’s upcoming general election.
The June 1st vote is expected to be held only in a small number of major towns in Amhara, including Gondar, Dessie and Bahir Dar, as much of the Amhara region remains under rebel influence.
Other conflict-affected areas, including parts of Oromia, the whole of Tigray region, and south western parts of the country to remain outside the election process because of insecurity and limited federal control.
(See the full AFNM statement in the comment section)
🇪🇹 Fano fighter showing off his customized AK-103 with complete FAB defense upgrades – quad-rail handguard, AGR-47 grip, GLR-16 tactical stock and mounted scope. @MilitantWire@war_noir
🇪🇹 Regime forces bury Colonel Habtamu Woldemichael Bongoro in the aftermath of Fano’s decisive operation in Bizamo, confirming another major high-ranking casualty neutralized by AFNM during the recent crushing ambush against the ENDF Central Command convoy. @criticalthreats@NotWoofers