@ICEgov I don't think ICE and the US government as a whole understands what's going in Ethiopia's Amhara region. The fact that terrorism has no place across the globe and we strongly condemn it but being a member of #Fano doesn't reveal terrorism. #Fano is a freedom fighter!
In a tragic recurrence of violence, nearly 30 Ethiopian Orthodox Church believers have been killed in Oromia’s Eastern Arsi Zone. This latest attack comes only 3 months after a previous massacre in the area, which has served as an epicenter for anti-Christian attacks for decades.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: February 8, 2026
Urgent Alert: Civilian Massacres and Communications Blackout Amid Escalating State-Led Attacks in Amhara Region
ISSUED BY: Amhara Fano National Movement (AFNM)
[AMHARA REGION, ETHIOPIA] — The Prosperity Party regime has significantly escalated its campaign of violence against the Amhara people. Following months of socio-economic strangulation through the blockade of major arterial roads, the regime is now deploying heavy artillery, drones, and mechanized infantry to conduct systematic massacres against unarmed civilians.
The Massacre in South Wollo (Wogedi District):
Beginning February 3, 2026 (Ter 26, 2018), the 11th Command under the leadership of General Admasu Alemu and General Zewdu Setarge alongside the Republican Guard, launched a brutal offensive across several kebeles in the Wogedi District, South Wollo Zone. Utilizing drones, BM rocket launchers, and heavy artillery, the regime has extrajudicially killed over 100 civilians, resulting in further civilian casualties and the total destruction of over 40 homes. In one harrowing instance, an entire family of six was slaughtered inside their home.
Targeted Attacks in North Shewa and East Gojjam:
Simultaneously, regime forces launched indiscriminate strikes using heavy weaponry in the Efrata and Gidim districts of the North Shewa Zone. This assault resulted in the deaths of 20+ civilians, the widespread destruction of residential property, and the systematic looting of livestock. Furthermore, in the Shebel Berenta district of East Gojjam, the regime shelled farming villages where no active combat was occurring.
A Strategy of Silence: The Communications Blackout:
To facilitate these atrocities and evade international scrutiny, the regime has enforced a total shutdown of telecommunications and internet services across the border areas of North Shewa, East Gojjam, and South Wollo. This deliberate communications blackout is a strategic precursor to further war crimes, designed to prevent the international community from witnessing the atrocities being perpetrated against the Amhara people.
A Call to Global Action:
The AFNM formally condemns these blatant violations of International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Conventions, which mandate the protection of non-combatants during conflict. The regime's actions have surpassed political conflict and transitioned into state-sponsored ethnic cleansing.
We urgently call upon the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN), international human rights organizations, and the global diplomatic community to:
1. Condemn these targeted war crimes and the use of heavy weaponry against civilian populations.
2. Demand an immediate end to the communications blackout and the restoration of humanitarian access.
3. Investigate the individuals within the military command hierarchy responsible for these extrajudicial killings.
The Amhara Fano National Movement remains steadfast in defending our people against this existential threat. We call upon all Amhara to remain vigilant, united, and resolute in the struggle for survival and justice.
Amhara Fano National Movement (AFNM)
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🚨 In North Gojjam, Yismala city, a mother who refused to let her 19-year-old son be taken was killed by @AbiyAhmedAli’s regime militia.
The barbaric attacks on Amhara mothers, women, and children repeatedly target innocent civilians and are carried out with the regime’s approval.
The injustice against mothers, women, and children must stop! ‼️
#SaveAmharaGirls
#WarCrimes #EthiopiaCrisis @UNHumanRights@ICRC@amnesty@hrw@SecRubio@USEmbassyAddis@martinplaut
Ethiopia: Eyewitness accounts, with video and photographic footage widely circulated on social media, showed a mother in Amhara — whose daughter had been brutally killed by the regime’s forces — unable to bear her grief, her face twisted and darkening like charred coal
Local sources have informed DNE Africa that Ethiopian government troops allegedly abducted, mutilated, and killed a Fano member named Balam in Gojam, Amhara region. Reports indicate that her breast was severed and a tattoo reading "#Amhara" was removed from her arm before her body was left on the roadside.
This incident follows Fano's handover of severely injured ENDF captives to the International Red Cross earlier this week.
“In Ethiopia, drone strikes have killed at least 669 civilians in the Amhara region since 2023, according to AFP and ACLED data” via @ITWeb
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) & International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) guarantee liberty & security. @UN@HRW@ICRC@IntlCrimCourt@ACHPR@EU@fidh_un@amnesty@EthioHRC We urge Ethiopia to respect these laws & disclose Col. Aseged Mekonnen's whereabouts! 🌎 #HumanRights #Accountability