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Amhara state: conflict events in May 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Amhara state, Ethiopia. Country-wide report: Ethiopia, May 2026.

26events51 the month before
114est. deathsrange 114–556
17civilian deaths

Amhara state, Ethiopia saw 26 recorded events and 114 estimated deaths in May 2026. That is -49% compared with 51 events the month before. The death toll range is 114 to 556.

92% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 17.

The most active pairing was Government of Ethiopia - Fano with 21 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-30: Government of Ethiopia vs OLA (0 deaths)2026-05-30: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (2 deaths)2026-05-29: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (0 deaths)2026-05-28: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (2 deaths)2026-05-28: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (1 deaths)2026-05-27: Government of Ethiopia vs ALF (0 deaths)2026-05-27: Government of Ethiopia vs ALF (2 deaths)2026-05-26: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (1 deaths)2026-05-22: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (1 deaths)2026-05-20: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (2 deaths)2026-05-20: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (7 deaths)2026-05-19: Amhara vs Qimant (10 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (2 deaths)2026-05-14: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (31 deaths)2026-05-14: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (3 deaths)2026-05-13: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (0 deaths)2026-05-12: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (2 deaths)2026-05-12: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (1 deaths)2026-05-09: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (24 deaths)2026-05-07: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (3 deaths)2026-05-07: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (2 deaths)2026-05-07: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (0 deaths)2026-05-06: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (2 deaths)2026-05-06: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (0 deaths)2026-05-06: Government of Ethiopia vs Fano (1 deaths)2026-05-05: Fano vs Civilians (15 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Amhara state, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
14 May 2026South Gondar zone
Amhara state		Government of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based, 2 sources		31
9 May 2026South Welo zone
Amhara state		Government of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based, 2 sources		24
5 May 2026Awi zone
Amhara state		Fano vs Civilians
One-sided, 15 civilian		15
19 May 2026North Gondar zone
Amhara state		Amhara vs Qimant
Non-state		10
20 May 2026East Gojjam zone
Amhara state		Government of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based		7
14 May 2026East Gojjam zone
Amhara state		Government of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based		3
3–6
7 May 2026Awi zone
Amhara state		Government of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based		3
3–71
30 May 2026East Gojjam zone
Amhara state		Government of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based		2
2–19
28 May 2026Amhara stateGovernment of Ethiopia vs Fano
State-based		2
2–6
27 May 2026Wag Hamra zone
Amhara state		Government of Ethiopia vs ALF
State-based, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Ethiopia2489
Fano22102
ALF22
Amhara110
Qimant110
OLA10

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.