War in Amhara

War in Amhara
	Part of the Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)
	; Map of Ethiopia showing areas of Fano militia presence (in yellow) and areas under the control of the Ethiopian government (in pink)
Date	9 April 2023 – present; (10 months and 2 days)
Location	Amhara Region and the Western Zone
Status	Ongoing Heavy clashes erupt between Fano and ENDF in August 2023 Drone attacks against civilians in Finote Selam; Mass arrests of ethnic Amhara civilians; Local government officials fled their homes; State of emergency declared; ENDF retook major towns in Amhara including Gondar, Bahir Dar and Lalibela on 8 August; Human rights violations by ENDF; ;
Belligerents
Fano	Ethiopia ENDF;
Commanders and leaders
Zemene Kassie; Mihretu Wodajo	Abiy Ahmed; Birhanu Jula; Abebaw Tadesse; Abraham Belay; Yilkal Kefale; Arega Kebede

The War in Amhara is an armed conflict in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia that began in April 2023 between the Amhara regional forces along with the Fano militia, and the Ethiopian government. The conflict began after the Ethiopian military raided the Amhara Region to disarm the Amhara Special Forces and other regional allies, which resulted in resistance of local armed forces and a series of protests in Gondar, Kobo, Sekota, Weldiya and other cities on 9 April.

On 27 April, the head of Amhara's Prosperity Party Girma Yeshitila was assassinated in Menz, North Shewa. The Ethiopian government accused the Fano militia's eastern faction for the assassination and plotting the overthrow of the government. The Ethiopian security forces said on 30 April that 47 suspects were arrested by the Ethiopian government in connection with an alleged assassination plot.

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) stated on 4 May 2023 that militarized situations were present in four towns of the North Gondar, North Wollo and North Shewa zones.

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