Benishangul-Gumuz conflict

Benishangul-Gumuz conflict
	Part of the Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)
	; Location of Benishangul-Gumuz Region in Ethiopia
Date	23 June 2019 – 19 October 2022
Location	Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
Status	Peace agreement reached
Belligerents
Ethiopia ENDF; Benishangul-Gumuz Region; Amhara Region; ; Fano militias	Gumuz People’s Democratic Movement; Benishangul People's Liberation Movement; Oromo Liberation Army; Tigray People's Liberation Front (alleged) Support:; Sudan (Gumuz militiamen only)
Commanders and leaders
Abiy Ahmed; Ashadli Hussein	Abdul Wahab Mehdi Isa (BPLM)
Strength
	500+
Casualties and losses
unknown	137 killed; 28 killed
	437–537 civilians killed; Estimated 100,000 internally displaced and 7,000 refugees

The Benishangul-Gumuz conflict was an armed conflict mostly in the Metekel Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region in Ethiopia that started in 2019, until peace agreement signed between the rebel groups and the government of Ethiopia in October 2022.

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