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ACLED counts 130 political violence events in Amhara in October, more than double September, after the Alliance for Survival formed
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ACLED recorded 130 political violence events in Ethiopia’s Amhara region in October, more than double September’s 51, after the September 20 formation of the Alliance for Survival. AFNM forces were involved in about 60% of October’s events, concentrated in South Gondar, South Wello and North Shewa, and have taken control of a few territories, mostly in South Wello. The surge fits a pattern since August 2023, with spikes during short military offensives and a highly fragmented Fano militias complicating containment.
