The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) has announced the killing of 83 Fano groups armed fighters in what it described as a "coordinated operation" in the Gojjam and South Gonder zones of the ...

Asres Mare Damte, a Fano militia member, poses for a photo in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. Credit: AP These days, he and fellow fighters live in fear of drone ...

The Ethiopian government’s drone strikes on civilians in the Amhara region, likely funded in part by the IMF and World Bank, have resulted in the deaths of over 200 civilians and have caused … ...

In one case, government forces arrested 11 civilians in Amhara's Eastern Gojjam Zone during house-to-house searches, accusing them of being relatives of Fano members or supporters, and then killed ...

Another resident, who requested anonymity for security reasons, also told Addis Standard that two people were killed in a clash between government security forces and Fano militants on Saturday ...

Rising tension in Ethiopia's Amhara region from sporadic fighting between the federal government and local militia groups, known as Fano, is causing shortages of goods and reducing health care ...

B efore he was a rebel, Asres Mare Damte was a lawyer. Today he fights for the Fano, a loose collection of groups taking on Ethiophia's military in one of its most populous and powerful regions.

Before he was a rebel, Asres Mare Damte was a lawyer. Today he fights for the Fano, a loose collection of groups taking on Ethiopia’s military in one of its most populous and powerful regions.

The monitoring group ACLED recorded 270 battles between Fano and government forces between Oct. 27 of last year and Jan. 31, as well as over a dozen attacks targeting health facilities and doctors ...

Before he was a rebel, Asres Mare Damte was a lawyer. Today he fights for the Fano, a loose collection of groups taking on Ethiopia’s military in one of its most populous and powerful regions.

Before he was a rebel, Asres Mare Damte was a lawyer. Today he fights for the Fano, a loose collection of groups taking on Ethiopia’s military in one of its most populous and powerful regions.