Ethiopia claims that the "special forces" have all been dismantled.

Ethiopia's army chief said on Saturday that the country had completed the dismantling of "special forces" created by some regions, finalising a policy which sparked recent unrest. The government said on April 6 that the forces would be integrated into the federal army or regional police. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed justified the policy as strengthening multi-ethnic Ethiopia's "unity". The forces had been operational in several of Ethiopia's 11 federal states and the move to dismantle them fomented several days of unrest in the Amhara region. The new units will receive training to aid with their integration.

Ethiopia's constitution provides for the states in a country of more than 80 population groups to have their own institutions, including regional police. However, the past 15 years have seen some states fall prey to incursions by armed groups such as Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab, leading to the formation and tolerance of "special forces".