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Escalating Conflict in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region: A Growing Humanitarian Crisis and the Path Toward Peace

Introduction: A Quiet War Sparks International Concern

On April 11th, the Associated Press posed a chilling question: Is Ethiopia at war again? This inquiry highlighted a rapidly intensifying conflict within Ethiopia’s Amhara region—an insurgency that has largely remained out of the global media spotlight. While the ongoing tensions with neighboring Eritrea continue to draw attention, the largely clandestine conflict between the Ethiopian government and the Amhara militia, known as Faro, has become a significant source of instability and violence.