Several civilians have been killed during the ongoing clashes between security forces and militant groups in the Amhara region, BBC Amharic reported citing hospital sources and residents.

At least 20 people have died and more than 200 people injured in the city of Gondar and its environs, the BBC reported citing the hospital sources.

Several civilians had been admitted to the hospital due to gunshot injuries, a medical doctor at Bahar Dar Felege Hiwot Hospital told the BBC. A large number of people are being admitted to the hospital, including a 5-month-old baby, the doctor who did not want to be named said. A number of civilians who were injured and brought to the hospital for treatment lost their lives, he added.

Hospitals are suffering serious shortages of vital medical equipment such as ventilators, oxygen cylinders, and pumps, the BBC reported. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has delivered emergency medical supplies to treat the wounded and sick in Debre Berhan Comprehensive Specialized and University of Gondar Teaching and Referral hospitals, it announced on its Twitter page.

The government said on Wednesday that six major towns in the Amhara region had been “liberated” after days of fighting between the army and local militias. The General Directorate of State of Emergency claimed that six major towns, Bahir Dar, Lalibela, Gondar, Shewa Robit, Debre Birhan, and Debre Markos had been “freed from the threat of bandits.”

An evening curfew has been imposed on those towns until August 23, as well as a ban on public meetings, parades, and similar activities in Amhara, the Directorate said in a statement.

Reports of relative calm are coming out of the biggest towns in the region amid the clashes between the army and local militias. However, calm in urban centers doesn’t necessarily indicate an end to the overall unrest in the region. Residents of smaller towns and rural districts report ongoing presence and control by local militias.