Aftermath Of War In Amhara Region's Historical Wollo Province

HAIK, ETHIOPIA - JANUARY 12: The wreckage of a tank reportedly destroyed by drone strike sits along the A2 road outside the city of Haik on January 12, 2022 in the Wollo region, Ethiopia. Haik is one of several towns and cities along the A2 road through the Wollo region that was occupied by the TPLF during its invasion of the Amhara region that started in July of 2021. Some of these cities were occupied for almost five months before they were liberated by unified forces of the Ethiopian Government as they pushed the TPLF back towards the boundaries of Tigray. The A2 road runs north to south and stretches from Addis Ababa to Mekele. In July of 2021 the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) invaded the Amhara and Afar regions after the Ethiopian Government called for a unilateral cease-fire after 8 months of war. As the TPLF invaded the regions, they committed numerous atrocities along with large scale looting and destruction of resources in particular in the Amhara and Afar regions. During the course of the war to retake the Amhara and Afar regions, drones provided a significant strategic advantage against the TPLF. (Photo by J. Countess/Getty Images)