ETHIOPIA —⚡️ Reports from the Amhara region suggest that the government's nearly week-long offensive against Fano forces in Dega Damot, West Gojjam Zone, may have ended in a significant setback.
The operation reportedly involved coordinated air and ground assaults intended to recapture Dega Damot and degrade Fano's fighting capacity ahead of a broader military campaign planned against TPLF in the coming weeks.
However, the effort appears to have fallen short of its objectives, with images circulating online that reportedly show dozens of captured government soldiers.
Further details are expected as the situation becomes clearer.
Repeated military setbacks against the relatively lightly armed Fano forces have significantly damaged the Ethiopian army’s image and its long-standing projection of strength.
The prolonged three-year war against Fano has significantly challenged the perception of the Ethiopian army’s strength and raised serious questions about its ability to face a more organized Tigray force or the better-equipped and highly disciplined Eritrean military.
Yet, in a speech to parliament last week, Abiy Ahmed claimed that his army is sufficiently armed and said he would not be worried even if the #TPLF, #Eritrea, and #Sudan were to form an alliance against his government. 😆
The #Ethiopian government forces are responsible for indiscriminate attacks on civilians in the #Amhara region. These forces, under the command of the fascist Abiy regime, have been carrying out widespread and systematic attacks, including extrajudicial mass killings. @SecRubio
New Wave of Invasion and Looting Targets Amhara Civilians in East Wollega; Prosperity Forces Accused of Dismantling Communal Harmony
(May 7, 2026 — Ethio 251 Media)
A massive military invasion and a wave of looting targeting Amhara civilians have been reported in the Merga Jiregna and Bagin kebeles of Kiramu Wereda, East Wollega Zone. Prosperity regime militants have launched a widespread offensive, causing a dire humanitarian situation in the region.
This latest assault has specifically targeted the town of Sinidero, a community where Amhara and Oromo populations have lived together in peace and harmony for generations. Reports indicate that the regime is actively working to dismantle these long-standing social ties and communal unity through force and intimidation.
Sources on the ground reveal that regime forces are subjecting Sinidero residents to severe beatings, harassment, and arbitrary detentions. Witnesses stated that militants are using hate-filled rhetoric, questioning residents with derogatory slurs: How can you live in peace with these 'Neftengna'? How can you intermarry with them? Analysts suggest these actions are part of a systematic effort by the regime to incite conflict and erode the deep-rooted mutual respect between the two ethnic groups.
In a related development, a massive theft of property was carried out against Amhara residents in the same district on May 6, 2026. Reports confirm that 150 cattle and 60 goats were looted by regime militants. Residents believe the looting is a deliberate tactic to destroy their economic livelihood and force them into displacement.
The atrocities remain ongoing, with reports of militants burning civilian homes and continuing forced evictions. This targeted campaign against Amhara civilians is creating an escalating humanitarian crisis in the area.
International human rights organizations and relevant global bodies are being urged to turn their attention to these grave violations and intervene immediately.
Ethio 251 Media
The Voice of Freedom!
Elon Musk is the modern Thomas Edison, and I mean that as an insult.
Both present themselves as genius inventors and take credit for the innovations produced by their companies.
In reality, that credit belongs to teams of engineers working beneath them, who are required to sign over patent rights so their bosses can claim ownership of whatever they create.
This is a simple case of capitalists taking credit for their workers’ labor and using marketing to portray themselves as isolated geniuses.
In reality, most innovation happens on the shop floor and comes from ordinary working people.
Elon is literally just a guy who receives millions in Government subsidies to pay engineers to work so he can take the credit for what they produce.
A true welfare queen. 👸
"Ethiopia’s grand projects fail the human capital test," according to the @LowyInstitute.
Despite immense infrastructure success, a neglected education sector risks turning concrete wealth into a hollow monument.
#Ethiopia spends about 3.7% of GDP on education – well below @UNESCO's 6% benchmark. Even within that budget, higher education consumes a disproportionate share, leaving primary and secondary schools under-resourced. Millions of children are currently out of school in the Amhara region due to conflict and instability.
"This neglect of human capital risks turning infrastructure wealth into a hollow monument."
More here: https://t.co/Ou1CgqucjL
According to diplomatic sources, Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed regime plans a war against Tigray while currently waging war on Amhara. The regime seems unsatisfied with the civilian killings, primarily affecting Orthodox Christians, in both regions over the past five years.
Dear Ethiopians
We have only one option to live peacefully in Ethiopia: either to submit to Abiy Ahmed, bow down, surrender our identity, and live in slavery,
or to fight and free ourselves from Abiy Ahmed's Oromo tyrannical regime.
Let's rise for freedom
Enough with slavery
@HOAAffairs This isn’t the usual ransom stuff but a calculated assassination by an Abiy Ahmed’s irregular militia that has a command structure for its political values.
https://t.co/Tw0sUDSHtk