In the mid 1990s, Ethiopians, mostly from the Amhara people, moved into the Al Fashaga region to begin farming due to the high fertility of the land.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was accused of supporting the Egyptian Islamic Jihad group behind the attempt.

This compromise ended in November 2020, when the Tigray War began and Sudan expelled Ethiopian farmers, resulting in border clashes between the two countries.

[6] On 2 December, the Sudanese Armed Forces occupied the Khor Yabis area, controlled by Ethiopia for 25 years, expelling Ethiopian militants without a fight.

[7] During the 2023 Sudan conflict, the Sudanese government claimed to have repelled an Ethiopian incursion on the Al Fashaga region on 19 April.