The Fano insurgency is taking place in a territory three times the size of Tigray, stretching the army’s resources.

The Amhara are one of Ethiopia's largest ethnic ... its reach and has public support across the region and in the diaspora. The Fano insurgency is taking place in a territory three times the ...

Asres Mare Damte, a Fano militia member, poses for a photo in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo) Before he was a rebel, Asres Mare Damte was a lawyer.

A loose collection of rebel groups is challenging Ethiopia’s military in one of the country’s most populous and powerful ...

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 conflict in Amhara has simmered largely out of ...