source: Oromiya Media Network; VOA
actor1: Military Forces of Ethiopia (2018-)
actor2: Civilians (Ethiopia)
location: Addis Ababa
notes: Agreement: On August 6th, the President of the Somali region - Abdi Illey - resigned, and was flown to Addis Ababa the following day, where he was placed in home custody of the federal army. Illey had been locked in a stand-off with the government over the controversial Liyu Police paramilitary force. Months of protests and violence also occurred in the Somali region against his leadership. On August 20, the Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party (the ruling party of the Somali region) elected Mustafe Muhumed Omar as the new regional governor of the Somali region, whilst three Executive and five Central Committee members resigned or were forced out of the party.