How the struggle to defend the people targeted  for genocide 

I am grateful to those Ethiopians  who followed my blog and twitter messages. I received  long writeup and relevant evidences  for the last three days. I summarized the messages I received    from Ethiopian defending themselves against the PM Abiy led genocide as follows:- 

 How the struggle can continue,

The public is feeling anxious and frustrated, but we can reassure them that victory is assured. Fano represents the people, and the People is Fano. There is no distinction between the people and Fano, Abiy cannot kill all the Amharas, even with his ambition to disarm, subjugate and exterminate them. What happening in Wellega is a good example. We are stronger than we were a few weeks ago, with many thousands of Amhara Special Forces joining the struggle bringing the number of Amhara Fano's, militia, and Special Forces has gone more than 100,000.

 Preamble: As long as humans exist, the struggle for human rights, democracy, and freedom will continue. People seek a better life, equality, and freedom of expression without fear of persecution. However, these demands are often not respected by those authoritarians who view freedom of expression and criticism as disrespectful and vulgarization. Similarly, equality is unacceptable for those who want to be on top and exploit others for their own gain. Therefore, the demand for freedom and equality is a perpetual journey that requires continuous struggle. Hence, Aluta Continua!!

 How The struggle began and where it is now The struggle began at Level 1 when Eskinder Nega, Lidetu Ayalew, and others warned the public that Abiy Ahmed was not the right person to bring about a transition to democracy and unity in Ethiopia. However, their warnings were ignored and many people were hostile towards them.

 At Level 2, many people including myself began to suspect the direction Abiy and Prosperity Party were taking Ethiopia when he refused to carry out the first amendment of the constitution to extend the election date. The process showed Abiy's hidden ambition that he was not going to amend the constitution even to his own benefit. This led to a constitutional conflict that eventually led to the Tigray War.

 At Level 3, people started alerting the public about the impending danger as Abiy's true colors were revealed and he became a pro-genocide leader who never spoke out against killing and slaughtering children and mothers.

Level 4 was a significant turning point in the conflict. Abiy Ahmed's forces retreated from Mekele and were pushed back to the gates of Debere-Berhan. At this moment, people realized that the government was unable to protect them. This realization led to the formation of a self-defense group called Fano. Within three months, Fano built a formidable self-defense force to defend against and repel the invading force. At this level, people weren't expecting an explanation, they knew the government was about protecting the people but it is all about his power and privileges. But still, the people died to protect him those who were suspicious of his dark intentions. Once his intention became clear 

Level 5 was about bringing these organized forces into a united self-defense group. Now that this issue is resolved, all organized forces as well as the public realize that there is an existential

threat to the Amhara People as well as our country. Hence, they are committed to defending themselves. Level 6 was about testing the waters. It is very difficult to know how the public reacts in times of hardship. So a soft protest on Megabit 24 showed that the public was ready for action. Then Abiy made the mistake of disarming Amhara Special Forces which the public reacted to reveal the power of the public. Overnight, Fano, Militia, and Special Forces grew to more than 100,000 strong. This force cannot be subjugated or disarmed and it is growing day by day while the brutality of Abiy's army against the Amhara people continues.

Level 7 is a resistance movement against the government's incursion, which has begun an attempt to disarm the population. It is obvious that this plan aims to disarm people to commit genocide without any resistance. The first two weeks of this movement have a steep learning curve and it will not be smooth sailing; the struggle will continue. Those who have been attacked and targeted have left their homes and are finding their own territory to settle in, and they will start moving easily as a guerrilla force. During this transition, you may see some difficulties but once 100,000 people leave their homes to establish themselves, they will become a formidable force in over a million square kilometers of areas. It will likely be a long and drawn-out process, with the number of disfranchised increasing as the army continues to use brutal force and destruction.

Level 8, The next stage of the conflict was not intended to involve direct confrontation with the Ethiopian army. Instead, the plan is for the OPDO and TPLF to establish their dominance over the Ethiopian people by disarming and demobilizing the army. As part of this plan, the TPLF army and OPDO special forces are expected to overpower the Ethiopian army while it is being disbanded and sent home. It is widely believed that the Ethiopian army poses a threat to both Gertachew's Tigray and Abiy's Oromia. Consequently, the Fano, Militia, and Amhara Special Forces will only use force in self-defense and have not targeted Ethiopian army mobilization with ambushes or attacks. The primary objective of the level 8 struggle is to warn the army of the danger it is facing and convince them to avoid participating in Abiy Ahmad's Red Terror, which is seen as a crime against their own people. Achieving this goal will require a concerted campaign to mobilize the public and ensure that the army remains neutral. In the meantime, the strategy is to frustrate government operations and establish civil self-defense and self-administration organizations across the country. Communication with other regions, including Gurage, South, Afar, Somalia, and other places, is ongoing to coordinate efforts and build a united front against government oppression.

The struggle is dynamic and fast-changing and we will update you as it progress and change. The struggle ends when the army becomes conscious not being an instrument of genocide. We advise the army not to kill his brother just for 30 dollars a month salary, The army kids are starving and cannot go to school as the government devalues the birr and make it worthless.


 

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