Addis Abeba — More than two and a half years after armed confrontation first erupted in Ethiopia’s Amhara region in April 2023, developments in early 2026 underscore the war's persistence. In a military briefing issued on March 3, 2026, the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) East Command announced that 'coordinated operations' were carried out across North Gojjam, West Gojjam, Awi Zone, and Central Gonder. The military reported that 203 members of 'extremist groups' were neutralized, including 135 killed and 68 wounded. Significant seizures of automatic rifles, machine guns, and grenades were documented in Dangla Zuria and Alefa Woreda. These reports directly contradict official assurances from December 2025 regarding a 'peace agreement,' with analysts suggesting that the scale of the March engagements signals a continuation of the war rather than a transition to post-conflict stabilization.