source: Radio Dabanga; Alintibaha; Middle East Monitor; Al Rakoba
actor1: Military Forces of Sudan (2019-)
actor2: Police Forces of Ethiopia (2018-) Amhara Regional Special Forces
location: Barakat Norein
notes: On 4 February 2021, SAF clashed with unspecified Ethiopia soldiers (presumed to be Amhara Liyu Police, and who were possibly operating alongside Amhara militia) at the areas of Malkamo and Barakat Norein (El Quresha locality, Gedaref state), with SAF reclaiming the disputed territory from Ethiopian forces. At least one SAF soldier was killed and between 4 and 8 wounded, whilst an unspecified number of Ethiopian forces (one sources says dozens) were also reported to have been killed, and an unspecified number were reportedly captured. Unknown Ethiopian fatalities coded as 3. 4 fatalities distributed across two events.