Benishangul-Gumuz conflict
2019–2022 armed conflict in Ethiopia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Benishangul-Gumuz conflict was an armed conflict mostly in the Metekel Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region in Ethiopia that started in 2019, until peace agreement signed between the rebel groups and the government of Ethiopia in October 2022.[6]
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Benishangul-Gumuz conflict | |||||||
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Part of the Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present) | |||||||
Location of Benishangul-Gumuz Region in Ethiopia | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Fano militias[3] |
Gumuz People’s Democratic Movement[4] Sudan (Gumuz militiamen only)[7] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abiy Ahmed Ashadli Hussein | Abdul Wahab Mehdi Isa (BPLM)[5] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
500+[citation needed] | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
137 killed[8][9] 28 killed[10][8] | ||||||
437–537 civilians killed[11][2][12][13][14] Estimated 100,000 internally displaced and 7,000 refugees[15] |
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