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AFNM Denies Involvement in Abeshge Attack, Stating Operations Are Not Limited to Amhara Region
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AI SUMMARY
The Amhara Fano National Movement has denied involvement in a deadly attack in the Abeshge District of the Gurage Zone, while stating that its operations are not restricted to the Amhara region.
- An attack in the Abeshge District of the Gurage Zone on Monday, September 14, 2025, left 15 people dead and around 20 abducted.
- Residents of the Walga town in Abeshge were displaced from their homes due to the violence.
- The Central Ethiopia Regional State Peace and Security Bureau stated that an investigative team has been dispatched to assess the damage.
- Local residents and regional officials identified the armed perpetrators as individuals calling themselves Fano.
- Asres Mare Damte, spokesperson for the Amhara Fano National Movement (AFNM), denied the organization's involvement in the Abeshge attack.
- The spokesperson stated that AFNM operations are not limited only to the Amhara region.
- AFNM acknowledged that self-defense youth groups calling themselves Fano exist in Abeshge and other areas, but stated those involved in the Abeshge attack are not under the organization's chain of command.
- The organization cited its forces in the Wollega area as operating under its direct chain of command to protect civilians and fight regime forces.
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