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The Fano probably had help from Eritrea and the TPLF. Commanders from Tigray and Amhara, as well as Eritreans and rebels from Oromia, Mr Abiy’s home region, recently met in Sudan to discuss joint military planning.

The Amhara, Ethiopia’s second-largest ethnic group, have been victims of massacres in recent years, particularly in areas where they are a minority. These atrocities, often carried out by insurgents from other ethnic groups – Tigrayans or Oromos – have rarely been punished by the government, fuelling hatred and trauma.