Benishangul-Gumuz conflict

Benishangul-Gumuz conflict
	Part of the Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)
	; Location of Benishangul-Gumuz Region in Ethiopia
Date	23 June 2019 – 19 October 2022
Location	Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
Status	Peace agreement reached
Belligerents
Ethiopia ENDF; Benishangul-Gumuz Region; Amhara Region; ; 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)
Commanders and leaders
Abiy Ahmed; Ashadli Hussein	Abdul Wahab Mehdi Isa (BPLM)
Strength
	500+[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
unknown	137 killed; 28 killed
	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.^[5]

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^ "All Is Not Quiet on Ethiopia's Western Front". Foreign Policy. 6 January 2021.
^ "Eight killed, 16 injured in latest attack by armed group in Benishangul Gumuz despite peace agreement". Addis Standard. 15 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Benishangul Gumuz region signs peace agreement with second rebel group, deal signed in Sudan". Addis Standard. 12 December 2022.
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^ "Containing the Volatile Sudan-Ethiopia Border Dispute". Crisis Group. 24 June 2021.
^ "Benishangul Gumuz regional govt, rebel group sign peace agreement". Addis Standard. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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[ForeignPolicy_AllNotQuiet-2] "All Is Not Quiet on Ethiopia's Western Front". Foreign Policy. 6 January 2021.

[addisstandard0723-3] "Eight killed, 16 injured in latest attack by armed group in Benishangul Gumuz despite peace agreement". Addis Standard. 15 July 2023.

[addisstandard1222-4] "Benishangul Gumuz region signs peace agreement with second rebel group, deal signed in Sudan". Addis Standard. 12 December 2022.

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[6] "Containing the Volatile Sudan-Ethiopia Border Dispute". Crisis Group. 24 June 2021.

[auto-7] "Benishangul Gumuz regional govt, rebel group sign peace agreement". Addis Standard. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

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[13] "Death toll from attack in western Ethiopia reaches 222, Red Cross says". Reuters. 25 December 2020.

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