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sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed an alliance aimed at overthrowing the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
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groups → form → Ahmed
The groups announced the alliance on Sunday, saying that they would work together to set up an inclusive transitional government.
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they → announce → government
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“We have established a joint alliance called the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival, known in short as the Alliance for Survival,” the groups said in a joint statement.
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groups → displace → statement
The alliance includes the Amhara Fano National Movement, a coalition of Fano factions that has fought federal forces in the Amhara region since 2023; the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which dominated Ethiopian politics for nearly three decades before Abiy took office; and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), which has fought federal forces in Oromia since 2018.
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which → include → 2018
Four smaller groups – the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front (Ugugumo), the Benishangul Peoples’ Liberation Movement and the Gumuz Peoples’ Democratic Movement – make up the rest.
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groups → make → rest
The groups’ leaders had been talking to form the alliance for about a year, a source close to Fano told Al Jazeera on Sunday.
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source → talk → Sunday
The announcement comes weeks after clashes in the northern region of Tigray, one of the most serious breaches yet of a 2022 peace deal, deepened fears of a return to full-scale war.
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clashes → come → war
Fighting has gripped parts of Oromia since 2018 and Amhara since 2023.
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Fighting → grip → 2023
Abiy came to power in 2018 promising sweeping reforms.
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Abiy → come → reforms
He freed journalists, activists and other political prisoners and revoked bans on many political parties after taking power.
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He → free → power
But his opponents and human rights activists accuse his government of reversing those gains in recent years.
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opponents → accuse → years
In the statement, the alliance accuses the government of imposing “dictatorial rule” that has pushed the country towards break-up.
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that → accuse → up
It also says a transitional government guided by a charter would work to end the wars, protect rights and open a national dialogue.
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government → say → dialogue
Jaal Marroo, the OLA’s military leader, told a local broadcaster earlier this month that they had met several times before settling on the final announcement.
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they → tell → announcement
Zemene Kassie, the Fano leader, first publicly indicated that deals had been reached in an interview with the Swiss newspaper Le Temps, published on August 16.
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deals → indicate → August
The government has not publicly commented on Sunday’s announcement.
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government → comment → announcement
Fano fought alongside federal forces against Tigray’s fighters in the Tigray war of 2020 to 2022, which killed hundreds of thousands.
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which → fight → thousands
Amhara and Tigray also both claim Western Tigray, which Amhara nationalists have administered since the war ended.
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war → claim → which
Ethiopian academic Eyob Tilahun told Al Jazeera on Sunday that the competing groups had agreed to have a dialogue and form an alliance “in the best interests of the public”.
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groups → tell → public
“Those allied forces believe that they all face a survival threat from the government,” Eyob said.
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Eyob → ally → government
The 2022 peace agreement, signed in Pretoria, South Africa, ended the war between the federal government and Tigray’s forces but left disputes over disarmament and the TPLF’s legal status unresolved.
In mid-July, the TPLF declared the 2022 Pretoria peace deal “effectively dead”.
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deal → sign → July
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