RPG

RPG event in Amhara, Sanka area, Ethiopia on Sun 4th January 2026

4th January 2026

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On 4 January 2026, Fano claimed to have clashed with ENDF at Zendo Jiraf near Sanka (Guba Lafto, North Wello, Amhara), killing 35 and wounding many soldiers (fatalities uncorroborated). The clash covered the area from Tikur Wuha to Sanka. Fano further claimed to have burned a ZU-23 machine gun by hitting it with an RPG rifle and seized various types of weapons and ammunition. The ENDF soldiers utilized heavy artillery, hitting farmers' residential houses, killing 3 and wounding 9 farmers (fatalities uncorroborated), and burning 4 farmers' houses. Fatalities coded as 13 (uncorroborated number of fatalities coded as 10 + 3 civilians killed in the shelling).

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Ethiopia (ETH)

Amhara ( Sanka area )

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