Oromo Liberation Army
Waraana Bilisummaa Oromoo
- Type
- Insurgent
- Also referred to as
- OLA, WBO, OLF-Shene, Shene
Designations used by other parties appear here, never as the actor's name.
Events involving this actor, by year
1,410 events
Woredas controlled today
No reviewed control history yet.
Current relations
- Tigray Defence Forces · Allied Since 20 Sep 2026 A
Most recent events
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Seven armed groups including Fano, the OLA and the TPLF announced an alliance named the Alliance for Survival aimed at removing the federal government.
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Seven Ethiopian armed and political groups, including the TPLF, the Amhara Fano National Movement and the OLA, announced an alliance aimed at removing the federal government.
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ENDF chief Field Marshal Birhanu Jula said foreign forces were backing the new armed alliance, which he called Tsimdo, with Eritrea acting as a link, and warned the TPLF it faced destruction if it escalated.
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Seven armed opposition groups (the Amhara Fano National Movement, Oromo Liberation Army, TPLF, ONLF, Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front/Ugugumo, Benishangul Peoples' Liberation Movement and Gumuz Peoples' Democratic Movement) announced a joint alliance, the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival, with the stated aim of removing the federal government and establishing a transitional government.
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The TPLF joined six other armed groups, including the Amhara Fano National Movement and the Oromo Liberation Army, in an alliance seeking to remove the federal government.
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Fano commander Zemene Kassie read the founding statement of the seven-group Alliance for Survival on Tigrai TV.
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Seven armed groups announced the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival, aiming to replace the federal government with a transitional government.
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Seven armed groups including Fano, the OLA, the TPLF and the ONLF announced the Alliance for Survival to remove the federal government.
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The TPLF joined six other armed groups in an alliance to remove the government, and its spokesman said the Pretoria accord was no longer valid.
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Seven armed groups announced the Alliance for Survival, aiming to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and set up a transition.