Responded to Getachew Reda\u2019s allegation of Fano Forces involvement in \u201cTigray Genocide\u201d \u2013 among other things\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Toronto \u2013 General Tefera Mamo, who joined the Fano forces well over a year ago, says the choice for the Amhara people is between \u201cslavery\u201d and \u201cextinction\u201d on the one hand and freedom on the other.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a price to be paid in many forms if the choice is freedom,\u201d he emphasized in his latest interview.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Getachew Reda<\/a>, currently serving as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed\u2019s advisor on East African Affairs, made claims during a recent interview that \u201cfano forces were involved in the genocide in Tigray and that they resorted to war against the Federal government in opposition to \u2018Pretoria agreement.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 Notably, Getachew <\/a>stated, during the interview, that 76 percent of the \u201cgenocide\u201d in Tigray was perpetrated by Eritrean troops.\u00a0<\/p>\n General Tefera dismissed Getachew\u2019s claim as false, pointing out that Fano forces never set foot in Tigray during the two years war between the Federal government and\u00a0 TPLF forces. Fano forces were in North Wollo, Gondar, South Wollo and they paid sacrifice during the war. \u201cThey were never in Tigay,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n As to the alleged opposition to the \u201cPretoria Agreement,\u201d\u00a0 General Tefera said Fano forces started resisting the Federal government before the Pretoria Agreement and that it does not make sense to claim that they opposed it. He highlighted that the Amhara people have been subjected to massacre and facing extinction which became a factor in Fano\u2019s rise.\u00a0<\/p>\n General Tefera<\/a> also remarked about the state of Fano force\u2019s armed struggle in light of increasing claims on the part of the Ethiopian Defense Force and the ruling party\u2019s \u201cmedia army\u201d that fano forces are weakened and losing ground. There is also a claim that a growing number of Fano forces are \u201csurrendering.\u201d<\/p>\n General Tefera dismissed the claims as false. \u201cThose who\u00a0 surrendered are ones whom the government used to infiltrate Fano or those who lack the strength to continue the armed struggle,\u201d he said. Regarding the combat stature of the Fano forces, he claimed that \u201cFano\u2019s strength is increasing from time to time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n He went further to claim that Fano forces have inflicted significant losses on government forces to the point that the government was forced to withdraw divisions that suffered losses and replace them with new army divisions from time to time. He spoke in an assertive tone that Fano has demonstrated its strength in the battlefield.\u00a0 The government initially intended to finish the operation in about three weeks when it made an announcement about it in August 2023. More than two and half years later, the battle is still underway in many parts of the Amhara region. The government has deployed mechanized units and extensively used combat drones. This week, one important fano figure was killed in a reported drone attack in North Shoa \u2013 less than 200 kilometers to the capital Addis Ababa.\u00a0<\/p>\n On the question of unity of the two major Fano groups, Tefera said \u201cit is not something that can be done in a rush.\u201d He indicated that work is still underway to unite the two forces.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Ethiopian Defense Force has been extensively engaging the public in the Amhara region organizing a series of town hall meetings in towns. The message for the public is to \u201cpressure fano forces\u201d to surrender, lay down arms and \u201cpursue their political demands in a peaceful way.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Full interview of General Tefera is shared below. Take a listen and share your views in the commitment section.\u00a0<\/p>\n Video : embedded from Free Press YouTube channel Support Borkena\u00a0 https:\/\/borkena.com\/subscribe-borkena\/ Join our Telegram Channel : t.me\/borkena Add your Business to Ethiopian<\/a> Business Listing<\/a> \/ Ethiopian Business Directory<\/a> Toronto Business Listing<\/a><\/p>\n Ethiopian News Video<\/a><\/p>\n Join the conversation. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter ) @zborkena<\/a> to get the latest Ethiopian News <\/a>updates regularly. Ethiopia<\/a> <\/a>Subscribe to YouTube channel To share information or for submission, send an e-mail to info@borkena.com\u00a0<\/p>\n
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