Ethiopian government says that major cities in the Amhara region have been “freed” after days of fighting between army troops and militia fighters
Although the Amhara militias fought alongside federal troops in the Tigray conflict, tensions emerged earlier this year after the government announced it was dismantling regional forces across Ethiopia.Last November's Tigray peace deal was also not welcomed by many in the Amhara community, the second largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, and once its economic and political elite.
The regional administration had said late Tuesday that"relative peace and stability" was being restored, although some residents reported continuing gunfire on Wednesday. Ethiopian Airlines also announced it was resuming flights to Bahir Dar and Gondar from Thursday after suspending operations on Tuesday.
The Ethiopian army, backed by tanks and armoured vehicles,"is taking control of most parts of the city after heavy fighting for the past couple of days". In Bahir Dar, a doctor at Felege Hiwot hospital said they had received 130 injured civilians and that 10 people had died."People are coming here by foot with their families carrying them on their shoulders, taking their own risks on the roads," the doctor said.
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