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ah, ah, ethiopian prime minister already on the intense pressure base is yet another challenge. rebel fighting history to keep re joining forces with on 5 is for his own ethnic group. how much of a threat as opposed to offering office. hence, this is inside the ah, ah hello, welcome to the program. i'm kim vanelle. months of violence, and if you appears to re breach and have highlighted the growing ethnic divide,

awakened to old rivalries, and produced aud alliances and nobel peace prize winning prime minister b. s. might be complicating things even further. earlier this week he called on in his words, all capable, if your opinions to join the army and stop the regions rebels once and for all, lot in a twist of events, the 2 great people's liberation front, the t p l f responded by joining forces with another rebel group, the around the liberation army to fight the government. in these, the conflict is no longer contained in one region, and there are growing fairs. it could lead to an all out civil war. the if europe and government condemns this latest escalation. no group can claim to be for the people for a while. it is using or it is killing the people of the region for its individual political gains. and no entity can also claim to be for the people of the guy where it's also killing its own people. and holding them hostage where it's on the political gaze. let's not also forget that a t p left richard killed,

displaced and disappeared many or more youth brandishing them as part of their shiny organization. so i don't believe that the youth of me or region are in alignment of this as well, because this is an alignment of to a terrorist organization. now, the aroma liberation army is the military wing of the aroma liberation front political party. if you are the largest ethnic group says it suffered a long history of oppression, dating back a century in 2015 planned to expand the capital or the sub a ball further into aroma. farmland triggered 3 years of protests and a violent repression. this eventually forced the resignation of the prime minister and paved the way for all be on it and romo himself. but so now accuse him of neglecting the community, just like the leaders of the past. that take away people's liberation from tis the product of the marginalization of the 2 great ethnic minority more than

a century ago. but the group dominated national, if you'll be in politics the 30 years until it became prime minister in 2018. the colored violence is partly a result of a power struggle. at the end of november, the government announced its forces had taken control of take res, regional capital mckelly. but the conflict took a stunning turn in june, went to graham voices, took back mechanic and government soldiers withdrew. since then, the rebels have pressed into the regions of a far in the east and in the south the by the spring in august. joining us from cambridge, we have william davidson. if you'll be a senior analyst to international crisis group from the sub bar. sam, you'll get a true from a who is a journalist from if you, if you and from london, while alo, senior electra in law at kill university,

a very warm welcome to you will. thanks for joining us here. on l just i was inside story. i thought to begin with, you, william davidson, just give us an understanding of how powerful the around the liberation on the actually is. and how significant is this development? i think it's a significant development because it's the 1st time a major opposition. if i'm position forces shown, it's supported, willing and willingness to allies with it to grand forces which are showing that capabilities and increasingly on the offensive outside of t grey as they try and pressure the federal government to come to the negotiating table on that terms. and ultimately push for a transitional government. and the remote liberation army is an increasingly important or no opposition. actor. it's apparent, increase in popularity and capability comes as and after the major remote position

parted, the remote federalist congress. your deliberation front, they don't participate in the recent election, alleging government repression. and that seems to have led to an increasing focus on the normal abrasion army. and indeed they have shown signs of increasing capability. okay, very significant political lines. what we haven't seen yet is whether the o l. a really has the same sort of military take ability as to pick rand forces and demonstrate that will be crucial, of course. so you'll get it. you would like to bring you in. once you take on how this alliance might potentially deepen this conflict, you know, us. so we did that. you know, it's a huge coalition milestone in this conflict. but you also have to just from the partnership is only based on private advice. it's not a partnership per se to get into this conflict. the difference between the t p and

left and where they then night or the last 27 years before the prime minister came to power. they were fighting against the government, the people that coalition government. so while it's kind of shipment, i have to say, i mean, i don't think it's us grand or a huge us. it's being made out to be because the partnership is just at the beginning stage. and it might not go forward, i mean, we just have to wait and see. but the children side is a thing that they have more grand or a bigger coalition to fight on their whole pulled, that they will end up in the oil. and that's where we are at the moment, but this conflict says move on, and more people are hurting to be affected by this coalition or the conflict moving forward. i will follow what's your, what's your take, what's your assessment of this, of this and ions?

do you see both sides expanding their fights to other areas in ethiopia? i think this is an enormously significant development for 2 reasons. one, these are the 2 forces that have a very common strategic goal in terms of the future direction of the country. both normally operation army that is widely supported now by the ottawa population, which is the largest, if any questions and tina cuba and to go to different forces agree on that federated future for the few days. so the fact that you have that strategic political alliance is significant, and on the, on the, on, on the back of the parents get less. we now have a military alliance between the 2 forces to take on the trip in the, to be in government. and also it's important from kind of what you're graphical point of view because the different forces from the northern part have already

shown that a stranger that what the force of the to be and military and the region soldiers, troops, probably a category. so they have proven to be a force to reckon with now they are taking into a partnership with the automotive ration army that is, that is operating in the western eastern part of the company. i think for mr. from a kind of granted point to you also get the 2 forces strategic advantage. and i think when you look at the political landscape and also these military collisions while we are looking at, it's probably my view of the beginning of the end of the abbey. i'm willing to come back to you. how do you think that the government will be viewing these developments? and i think that's very, very clear. and partly because both these organizations and as in the last 2 grades, ruling party and the my liberation army,

the government calls it shiny. and both of these organizations have been classified as terrorist organizations. and so i think that designation simplifies just how badly this transition has gone. the idea of this transition was to create a more inclusive political space, any idea and then come to some form of arrangements about the country's future. instead, these actors who have an understanding of ethiopia that it should be organized as a multinational federation. they have been increasing excluded and it be the t p l . s. and the 2 grand forces now find themselves in a civil war with the federal government. as a result says, you know that full out, we've had the paris designations now, but. 3 the to grand force is one the offensive to try and force the transitional government, which is some think the

o l. a. and also been trying to achieve. what we're saying here is an intensification and an expansion of ethiopia, civil war. it is very hard to say, i think as samuel correctly described, you know, just how meaningful this alliance is going to be. and as, but as i well says, you know, this could be the end of government, but what we know for sure is it, this is going to lead to that intensification of the fighting, increasing devastation, not just for the people actively involved in the combat, but also civilians and the threats that the already is severe closed is stability that we've seen could get even worse as this conflict wide. so you'll get it to how embattled is the ethiopian army? at this point, i mean it's been a challenge, i have to admit, but i would have to disagree with all low in terms. so this

a more you that signed by p, p, f and or les being the beginning of the end of the prime minister. if that's an indication start, it says the end of his euro. i think that's wrong on the wrong assumption. but you know, in terms of the ciocca army, they did face challenges. but you know, the children army is one of the strongest within the south africa. and i mean, it's will, you know, the prime minister has called for, you know, young people to join. you know, it's a challenge to drive remains to be a big, challenging aspect of the new prime minister. was just the next that i mean, we can disagree on how the process of the nation and so on. but i'm just saying in terms so him being and like that. but i think they feel been government is that determination is there. they have the numbers. but you know, they can really make

a comeback. and but, you know, i have to recognise, in terms ofa, lets get into different regions including the region south by regions as the, as an indication that the army is not really performing plan according to the children government. i want to pick out on that samuel about the talking about the army have not performing as it should. you did refer to as one of the strongest on these on the, in the region. a new amnesty report came out, i believe just in the past few days, detailing widespread rape and sexual violence carried out by the ethiopian defense force. and the era trained defense force, and i quote, soldiers and militia subjected to grand women and girls to rape gang, rape, sexual slavery, sexual mutilation, and other forms of torture, often using ethnic slurs and death threats. i mean that is, that is damning. how has the government responded to those allegations?

the government, the ciocca government is assisting that there is going to be an open investigation done along with the united nations. i hope that's will become a reality. i'm not sure if there's going to be resources because allegations are box that positions are not just with a few open army. it's with us. well, at the t p, you know, i've read the reports from the international that came out the few days ago. international has its own shortcomings, but i respect some, i've read the reports, but the i mean the investigation has to be, you know, between all sides. and, you know, i've been to the, to great region. i've said this before. negations are, you know, just within a certain group, it's with old sites and i hope i'm not going to nice not, we'll have a bigger investigation. so we know exactly what happened. and we can have a roadmap. busy where we can go humans or you feel right, i will,

i to bring you in any reaction that you have to samuel's take on this report from amnesty international. i'm interested and also where do you believe the beginning of this conflict really lay where the integrate was in or me. can you explain that to us? yeah, sure. so the conflict is basically ideological in nature is differences of opinion on the future of direction. the country has to be, you have on the 100 prime minister, one to synchronize power and wants to return what he's a glorious past of the to get a state of the vision of the future. that most people, me a integral part of the country do not agree with. on the other hand, you have a vision that is upheld and endorsed by the majority, your political forces in order integral in other parts of the country which,

which basically calls for a federated your way or regional. i want to be respected and people that are distinct would have the right to use the language, promote the culture, govern themselves or the region. i mean it, it is this class of visions that have lived to the company. and this was essentially started when the prime minister essentially tended to police and intelligence and court system to marginalize the oppressed to the position and go after the migration army in the west and pot where when the prime minister went to walk into right, he has to get into a full scale. i'm a complication with the support of the eric because he could not do anything. i what he beat me. yeah. the guy with fairly independent. it was very what i was in a position to defend itself. little this class will be just,

i think this what started in some way i made the point that the true story was one of the strongest military in the whole. how can i agree with him? and it was the kid that until recently, it was one of the most i think it's a new 34 with significant pretty patient externally and what the prime minister did by picking the country to the swab without, you know, meaningful consideration of what the consequence of this why would it be, is to undermine not only the reputation of the military, but almost all the states and institutions. the military that it presents about 110000000 people with the support of the army was force it by defense force. that's the president, the regent of 6000000 people. and i think that the senator very negative signal to fade some falls of the food benefit in the region. so. so although the military is fairly strong, recently, i think it is no longer in

a position now to even defend itself from forces and from organized forces. i was in the country in terms of the obligations of human rights in the report. and i think the report actually only be used to scratch the surface abuses that we have heard about. the body is witness. test have been in the media. it was shocking. and why it may be true or body forces complicit. but the fact that the military that is responsible and responsible have not properly wanted to account for these atrocious crimes. and i think that phase quite a lot about the views of the i'll call it is in the military. so william davison, i don't come back to you, we're talking about the era tray in defense forces for international audience. we

should explain eritrea forces fighting on the side of the ethiopian government, despite many calls for them to withdraw. what is eric tray is interest here? they are try a military has actually significantly withdrawn from the complex integrate around the same time as it is federal government withdrew that was largely due to the surgeons of the 2 grand forces. and now eric trailways and thought to be largely protecting areas of northern take, right, nor beneath that it claims as, as its own, but are disputed. i think i try motivation was similar to the federal government and wanting to see the back of the t t l. s. as a political force, that's why they joined the federal intervention. but really the significant thing here is we see these paris designation by the government. we see the calls for every able bodied citizen, to join the fight against the t t. last and against the away,

we see the call for militias, an extra federal troops and regional. but this is in the context of this war, where we have seen these many reports of human rights abuses and essentially integral and essentially to, to grant people have stood by their leaders and stood by 2 grades rights to or told me. it's a similar situation in our mid the government may designate the terrorists, but what the overlay represents has considerable support from the people. so was the federal government presents itself as legitimate, and therefore, these counter insurgency campaigns as legitimate and just the problem is that they are going up against huge numbers of people. that is why they are going to be, you know, that is why they have been so devastating sofa both in or me and into gray. and that is why this intensification is said to be so densely. these are not just small cliques of terrorists is actually relatively popular armed insurgencies. so you'll

get a true on that point around the liberation army leader comes that he says there's going to be a grand coalition against i'll be met and that other groups will join in. do you foresee that playing out? i don't think so. what i know for certain is this conflict is not going to end anytime soon. there might be different coalitions again, between keeping up and they just em or you, it was signed by 2 different functions that are a different day and night. and we don't think there will be any, any kind of coalition to defeat ethiopia. there certainly lots of people that, you know, see job becoming like the former yugoslavia like somalia, like the house to done. some of the, you know, nations got their independence but didn't really achieve their objectives. but i think he took that we'll move on to this from this conflict because he remains an

important nation. a 110 minute people are almost that's and we're going to begin to see i hope, at the end of the time. because again, this conflict, endless conflicts within ethiopia within the continence as really is not in the interest of our confidence. there are many, many people that has property and i've been to some of the towns all, no mention william might have mentioned, including with the oral me on nation over go to me at states. and they are just really, really sorry. i was in that come a year ago trying to understand the misgiving they have with the governments with and it was, it was a real shock and i hope that we'll move forward from this concert. ok, i will follow if we look regionally won't roll or what role is or should the african union be playing to try and find a way out of this conflict. before i comment on that point,

i just want to say just one, want to make my one point on what is say, some will kind of framed the conflict and to be asked one between e t o b and some some forces. i think it's a very problematic characterization. this is the view that is kind of promoted by the prime minister, who doesn't even have a popular mandate. he was elected the election where the prime minister essentially not alone, but it's not a conflict between it's your b and some force of the conflict between 2 forces in europe that are in the south in sacrament, on the future direction of the country. i think i think that that is very important, but in terms of they've got all the african unique would play and the rigid consequences or the complete it will be as the largest country in the region of the

country that's responsible for regional peace and stability. while i've been playing a very significant sports, we stab lighting some of these countries. i think the consequences of front of the confrontation for grant tablet has been for the fall into the job. yeah, i wouldn't be significant for countries in the region. we already have border conflict between sudan and europe, yet there are some issues between the job and social done. we don't know to what extent relations between the 2 states and nathan estates would continue as they are currently, especially given the fact that the grand spouse control the region to, to, to the north. so the, the, the consequences for the region is significant in terms of the role of the african union. i think that's good and has proven it's effective in terms of dealing with conflicts within member states. the quote to dive after the african union declared

that whenever they are, for example, obligations with water cry, i'm trying to get it to mind. if the genocide is increasing, the union is mandated to intervene and to protect and protect the population in the european conflict. what the african union essentially is side with the government and try to play down are close to being committed. so it's not clear as to what extent the you will get you in a car. a reliable, reliable carter for peace. national community needs to take a more active role with thank you much that we will have to live there for time. big. thank you to all of our guests william davis and samuel get you and i will hello and thank you for watching. you can see the program again any time by visiting our website or just or dot com. and for further discussion, go to our facebook page. that's facebook dot com, forward slash a de inside story. it also joined the conversation on twitter handle is

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