source: Addis Standard; Radio Dabanga; Sudan Tribune
actor1: Military Forces of Sudan (2019-)
actor2: Police Forces of Ethiopia (2018-) Amhara Regional Special Forces
location: Barakhat
notes: On 21 December 2020, SAF seized the areas of Salam Bir (described as being 15km west of the Ethiopian border) and Mahaj (described as being south of Al Lugdi) from Amhara militia and Ethiopian soldiers (presumed to be Amhara Liyu Police) in the disputed El Fashaga locality (Gedaref state) [coded to Barakhat]. There is no information on casualties or fatalities, though an Ethiopian official has accused Sudanese soldiers of torching Salam Bir and displacing 1,750 residents.