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ESAT News (August 6, 2016) A resident of the town told ESAT on the phone that farmers in Azezo who engaged regime soldiers in a gun battle all day on Saturday took over the military camp in the town. ESAT could not independently verify the claim and it is not clear which side controls the town of Azezo. Heavy fighting ...

ESAT News (August 6, 2016) From Borena to Gondar, Harar to Wollega, Ethiopians raised their voice loud and clear denouncing tyranny and expressing solidarity with one another despite years of divide and rule along ethnic lines by the minority regime. Protesters in the Oromo region expressed solidarity with their compatriots in Gondar and Amharas everywhere saying “Stop killing the Amharas!” ...

ESAT News (August 5, 2016) At least seven people were shot and killed by regime security forces as protests flared up again in Gondar on Friday. Among the dead include two women and a teenager. In Azezo, Gondar, the 24th division of the army had exchanged fire with armed farmers, although the extent of casualties is not yet known. ESAT’s ...