Joint forces of the Amhara Fano National Movement's (AFNM) South Amhara Zone Asamnew Command and East Amhara Zone Menelik Command defeated Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) units on the Dera and Wegdi fronts in South Wollo on February 3, 2026, retaking Serer Kula town after battles starting at 5:00 AM local time, according to AFNM's Public Relations Department. The AFNM statement, dated Tir 26, 2018 E.C. and posted on X around 8:15-11:15 PM UTC, detailed ENDF's 105th Division with over 10 battalions and mechanized units advancing from Wegdi toward Gorenj and Dera, led by Generals Zewdu Setarge and Mosisa, but repelled by the Menelik Lightning Division. On the Dera/Tuti front, Nadew and Fekadu Belay Divisions counterattacked through Senyo Gebeya, breaching fortifications, seizing dry rations and backpacks, and inflicting heavy casualties before securing Serer Kula. Separate AFNM reports on X during the 3-hour window claimed over 25 ENDF soldiers killed, five critically injured, and 14 captured with equipment in a February 2 surprise offensive in Enbaga Kebele, Tegede Woreda, North Gonder Zone, by the Arbenyoch/Arbegnoch brigade. Fighters also displayed newly captured Kalashnikov rifles, reportedly from the Czech Republic via Dubai. In Somalia, brief clashes occurred in Howlwadaag District's Sayidka area, Mogadishu, between Somali Police Force and military units, wounding three soldiers, before National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) intervention stabilized the situation, per security sources on X. Meanwhile, United States forces delivered heavy weaponry to the Somali National Army in Middle Shabelle on Tuesday to support counter-terrorism efforts, as stated by Somali National Television.
