SAA

SAA event in Amhara, Mersa area, Ethiopia on Wed 17th December 2025

17th December 2025

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On 17 December 2025, suspected ENDF soldiers clashed with Fano (AFNF) near Mersa (Mersa town, North Wello, Amhara). Fano claimed to have conducted a swift counter-offensive strike, killing 37 and wounding around 100 soldiers (fatalities uncorroborated). The clash was started by the ENDF, which struck Fano positions and bases on the western side of Mersa, and later retreated to Mersa. Fano further claimed to have seized various types of weapons and ammunition, including a Bren machine gun and Kalashnikov rifles. The ENDF, on the other hand, claimed that it had achieved victory over Fano in the North Shewa Zone, seizing various types of weapons. Uncorroborated number of fatalities coded as 10.

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