Benishangul-Gumuz conflict
| 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 | |||||||
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Fano militias |
Gumuz People’s Democratic Movement Benishangul People's Liberation Movement Oromo Liberation Army Tigray People's Liberation Front (alleged) Support: Sudan (Gumuz militiamen only) Egypt (alleged by Ethiopia) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abiy Ahmed Ashadli Hussein | Abdul Wahab Mehdi Isa (BPLM) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 500+ | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
137 killed 28 killed | ||||||
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437–537 civilians killed Estimated 100,000 internally displaced and 7,000 refugees | |||||||
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.