Regional Special Forces
E809376
Regional Special Forces are Ethiopia’s regionally organized paramilitary units that operate alongside federal security forces to conduct specialized military and internal security operations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Regional Special Forces (Ethiopia) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
paramilitary force
ⓘ
regional security force ⓘ |
| armedWith |
light machine guns
ⓘ
small arms ⓘ technical vehicles ⓘ |
| associatedWith | ethnic federalism in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| commandStructure | regional security command ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
alleged human rights abuses
ⓘ
ethnic-based mobilization ⓘ lack of clear constitutional basis ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Amhara region conflict
ⓘ
Ethiopian internal conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ Oromia conflict ⓘ Tigray War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
Afar Regional Special Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amhara Regional Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Benishangul-Gumuz Regional Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Gambella Regional Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Harari Regional Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Oromia Regional Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidama Regional Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Somali Regional Special Forces (Ethiopia) NERFINISHED ⓘ South West Ethiopia Peoples’ Regional Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Regional Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigray Regional Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | regionally organized paramilitary units ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Ethiopian regions ⓘ |
| organizedBy | regional state governments of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| partOf | Ethiopian security apparatus ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
protection of regional authorities and infrastructure
ⓘ
specialized military operations within regions ⓘ |
| reformAnnouncedBy | Abiy Ahmed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reformAnnouncedIn | April 2023 ⓘ |
| reformPlan | integration into federal army, federal police, or regional police ⓘ |
| reportsTo | regional presidents of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| role |
border security
ⓘ
counterinsurgency operations ⓘ internal security operations ⓘ support to law enforcement ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
disarmament and integration plans
ⓘ
federal government reform efforts ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 21st century ⓘ |
| trainingFocus |
counterinsurgency
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light infantry tactics ⓘ urban security operations ⓘ |
| usedFor | rapid response to regional security threats ⓘ |
| worksAlongside |
Ethiopian National Defense Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal police (Ethiopia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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