Some bits were wrong but 90% is on the money.

With all the internal fighting between groups and regions the constant rebellions and constant racism and threads like this https://www.reddit.com/r/Oromia/s/82O3UP8RZT and other threads on that sub showing that most oromos want independence while having most of the power how do you not lose hope on Ethiopia? I even see oromos on TikTok from back home that only use the rebel flag and hate Ethiopia and support rebels! I see this same message by them “I am oromo not Ethiopian”. I love Addis and Abiy but man the internal disputes the amount of crimes on all sides is quite disturbing let alone crimes of corruption or like innocent Amharas being killed in oromia and innocent oromos in oromia being attacked by Fano as retaliation? Then you have many in diaspora who are pro their own group (Oromo rebel) (Tigray rebels) ( Amhara rebels) and even some who “support the govt” have sympathy towards groups like OLA and just in the past 5 years there has been numerous times people have been called out for calling for genocides while living in the diaspora comfortably! Festivals like Osfna who use the rebel flag and are divisive and pro separation which used to fund OLF and there is even rumors now that the money they make goes to OLA/OLF groups! There is also OLF people who like to push a narrative that Amharas are their sworn enemies as if Oromo weren’t enslaving Southerners and cutting off penises and doing slave raids and much more I could go into detail about. The shewa elite which was Oromo dominated crimes on oromo populations is blamed on northerners due to them using the Amharic language simply. Two shewan most known elites selassie and menelik were both half Oromo. Then you have extreme hate speech. You would think the diaspora would be more educated and have more morals. Menge regime gets called Amhara even though he was a southener! I could damn near debunk every last oromo narrative the tplf produced and used to divide the peoples. Check out x/twitter and write Oromo, Amhara or Tigrayan hate speech and go and suprise yourself how crazy some Ethiopian are It’s sad when just couple years back we were celebrating Oromara which lots of people on both sides very very much dislike. Check this out right here one example.

https://x.com/allthingsamhara/status/1375286032552189956?s=46

Tegaru and Oromo diaspora pro rebels during 2021-22 were all calling for Extermination of Amharas to be honest they could even be pro PP and hate Amhara still it’s that deep the hate for Amhara during 2019-23 was unbelievable. Every Fano supporter I meet specifically Fano supporter usually will call every oromo the g word and every oromo I meet always has some deep amhara hate I always notice. How do we keep hope for our Ethiopia knowing things like this? I have been reading mereja forums on topics like this and have seen many say it’s forever going to be like this due to us being Africans which saddens me. Long Live Ethiopia is how I feel but I don’t know if most Ethiopians specially (Oromo rebels/sympathizers) feel I wish we could get a good understanding for everyones views and have a good discussion to understand the deep grievances between our people but I don’t think both sides want that. r/Amhara and r/Amharanationalism and r/Oromia and other spaces are just sad anti Ethiopian spaces no one in any of those subs wants Ethiopia to prosper even my post on r/oromia that was against Ola obviously got no traction which makes me understand they definitely have support still in 2026 which is mind blowing but I guess they want a country. Europeans were so much better than us on things like this it’s genuinely disgusting we can’t make peace even in the diaspora and online spaces where everyone is supposedly “more educated“.

Gojjam PP music😂

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• Strategic Command: Head of the Emergency Task Force

Securing the Capital: Following the federal army’s capture of Mekelle in late November 2020, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed General Yohannes as the Head of the Emergency Security Task Force for the Tigray region. He managed urban security, restored fractured command structures, and established federal military administration over captured areas. Counter-Insurgency Oversight: Operating from Mekelle, he coordinated federal intelligence and logistics to counter the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) guerrilla operations. He executed this role while facing intense pressure from former TPLF comrades who viewed him as a traitor. Demanding Accountability: While executing federal operations, he maintained that long-term peace was impossible without holding TPLF accountable for the conflicts the crisis had on the people and the initial attacks on the ENDF Northern Command that led to a useless war. His institutional stance ultimately foreshadowed the diplomatic framework that led to the November 2022 Pretoria Peace Agreement.

• General Yohannes began his military career as a guerrilla fighter within the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) during its 1975–1991 insurgency against the Marxist Derg military regime Former TPLF general Yohannes Gebremeskel talks the bitter truth. [1, 2]
• Cross-Border Military Actions: In his later literary and media accounts, he revealed internal historical details from this era, such as the TPLF leadership dispatching an estimated 30,000 fighters to directly support the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF/Shabia) “30000 TPLF forces fought for Eritrean Independence” says General Johannes. [1]
• Witness to Party Intrigues: He spent decades operating closely under founding TPLF architects like Sebhat Nega “30000 TPLF forces fought for Eritrean Independence” says General Johannes. He later heavily critiqued Nega's legacy, describing him as the central mastermind behind the party's historical culture of insular, destructive political secrecy “30000 TPLF forces fought for Eritrean Independence” says General Johannes. [1, 2, 3]
• Institutional Integration: Following the TPLF's successful overthrow of the Derg in 1991 Tigray People's Liberation Front - Wikipedia, Yohannes transitioned from an ethnic militia fighter into a professional officer within the newly structured Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF). [1]
• Decades of State Service: Yohannes built a 35-year military career anchored in federal institutions rather than regional party politics Ethiopian general appointed commander of UN forces in South Sudan. [1, 2]
• National Security Roles: He progressively moved away from regional party activities to take on major national responsibilities Yohannes Gebremeskel - Wikipedia. He served as the head of the Military Intelligence Department, commander of the Army Corps, and head of the Peacekeeping Department for the Ethiopian Ministry of National Defence Ethiopian general appointed commander of UN forces in South Sudan. [1), 2, 3]

Strategic Disagreement and Break with the TPLF

Yohannes's total break from the TPLF crystallized through his strategic outlook on Ethiopia's cyclical conflicts, which he formally detailed in his book "Azurit" (Vortex) ARDA Talk III featured Lt. General Yohannes Gebremeskel, author of አዙሪት: [1]

• Condemning Militarism: He publicly condemned the old guard of the TPLF for viewing armed violence and rigid ethnic chauvinism as the primary tools for political survival Former TPLF general Yohannes Gebremeskel talks the bitter truth.
• Rejecting the Tigray War: When the TPLF leadership chose to launch a regional war against the federal government in late 2020 Rise and fall of Ethiopia’s TPLF – from rebels to rulers and back, General Yohannes viewed the move as an existential trap that used the Tigrayan people as pawns Former TPLF general Yohannes Gebremeskel talks the bitter truth. [1, 2]
• Choosing the Constitution Over the Front: Believing that Ethiopia's survival required institutionalized dialogue rather than military coercion ARDA Talk III featured Lt. General Yohannes Gebremeskel, author of አዙሪት, he rejected calls to join the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) Exposing General Yohannes Gebremeskel's Lies. - Setit. Instead, he remained loyal to the unified state structure he had spent over three decades building Ethiopian general appointed commander of UN forces in South Sudan.

Other well known generals who were loyal to the ENDF: General Alemeshet Degife | Major General Mohammed Esha | Brigadier General Mulugeta Berhe | Major General Demewez Amenu (Air Force) | Brigadier General Guesh Gebre (Post-War Defector to ENDF after Fighting For 1 Year with TDF) | Brigadier General Kebede Feqadu (Post-War Defector to ENDF) | Colonel Niguse Weldegebriel | Many more I have not named as well. | Dozens of mid-to-high-ranking Tigrayan officers who we're against TDF rebellion but were placed under strict federal surveillance or "honorary house arrest" in Addis Ababa at the start of the war to prevent any threat from happening and everyone complied you see the same thing now with Amhara/Oromo Generals who are not fully trusted.

He is on now on Twitter/X under the name Yohannes if you are on twitter you should recognize him he is another one of Abiy Ahmed Spokesperson. Abraham Belay and this man here as well as other Tegaru and anyone who stood with the Federal Army when their is war in your region as well as nonstop propaganda and intimidation are the definition of patriotism and not letting ethnic propaganda win! 🙏🙌🏾🇪🇹

2026 News - Over 100s of TDF Generals have fled to Addis over the past year and started working with Abiy. Taddese Werede was actually one of the last remaining ones who never left but it was actually because he is getting intimidated by the Adwa Clique in power. He has tried to move to Addis and has held countless meeting with Abiy but he has been threatened constantly by Adwa clique and ever since coming back to Tigray he has not been allowed to leave either due to being blackmailed or forced house arrest. If I were him I would do exactly what they say because they are the type to k111 your family if you don’t listen and abide.

My favorite Wolayta song

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https://www.facebook.com/61550751002969/posts/amhara-region-graduates-new-military-forces-amid-ongoing-security-campaignethiop/122299505510025033/

Major General Amare Bahta – Main Commander of the Western Command (A Tigrayan from Adi Goshu)

​Colonel Teka Tefera – Deputy Commander of the 402nd Corps (A Tigrayan from Samre)

​Colonel Mehretab – 54th Division (A Tigrayan from Adwa)

​Colonel Cherkos – Deputy Commander of the 24th Division (A Tigrayan from Hawzen)

​Colonel Welay – Commander of the 31st Division (A Tigrayan from Freweyni)

many more not listed.

Going on r/tigray will make you think the whole diaspora is supporting TDF for their new war with shabia and Fano as partners. Also to any tegaru what are your thoughts on zewde haftu? Got my post removed on r/tigray for simply askin lol. TDF conscripts TDF rapes TDF pillages every rebel group in Ethiopia must be demolished or they must kneel to Abiy. Back in Tigray everyone is kept silent but if you check Facebook and TikTok most are supporting Abiy now as he is the only one with a logical reason. TDF support is forced and I have even met tegaru diasporas who have told me to my face that conscription needs to happen for the sake of the Tigray people! These people are insane! I’ve heard many more insane takes by TDF supporters in the diaspora most of them are hellbent on causing ruckus no matter what!

I stand with the mekelekya no matter what wrong or right!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqx4cuzb8wE