Fighting Rages in Ethiopia as Civil War Resumes
Rebels say they are in full-blown war as federal forces battle back with drone strikes and an internet blackout spreads across northern Ethiopia.
- TPLF rebels seized local airports and launched attacks into Afar and Amhara this week, declaring they are in a "full-blown war" with the federal government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
- The Pretoria Peace Agreement of 2022 was never fully implemented, and the TPLF formed an alliance with other armed groups to challenge Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, ending an uneasy calm that lasted until last year.
- Heavy fighting occurred overnight in Abala, while online monitor Netblocks reported an "internet disruption in northern Ethiopia corresponding to reports of a telecoms blackout in Tigray," and the United States embassy expressed disappointment regarding the offensive.
- Panic buying broke out in Mekelle as residents feared supply blockades, while the government maintains a significant military advantage with a 500,000-strong army and drone arsenal despite the United States lifting sanctions this month on Ethiopia and Eritrea.
- The TPLF likely aims to cut supply lines from Djibouti to weaken the federal government, potentially drawing in Eritrea, as Edward Bach of Verisk Maplecroft noted the alliance is "trying to seize settlements alongside key infrastructure routes.
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In the night of Thursday, 24 September, intense fighting was fought by Ethiopian federal forces against Tigray rebel forces in the city of Abala, in the neighbouring regional state of Afar. Federal forces "failed the rebels to enter the city" within massifs marking the border with eastern Tigray.
Internet disruption in Ethiopia as conflict rages
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian forces battled overnight to repel an assault by Tigray rebels in the Afar region, a humanitarian source said on Friday, with reports of an internet blackout in the north of the country.The battle lines in Ethiopia have dramatically changed, with armed groups once on opposing sides having joined a new alliance fighting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government.Rebels in the northern Tigray region seized local airports and lau…
Le Journal de Montreal
Le Journal de Quebec"Intense fighting" between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigray rebel forces in the city of Abala took place during the night.
Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayEthiopian army battles Tigray rebels in north as fears of wider war grow
ADDIS ABABA, Sept 25 — Ethiopian forces battled overnight to repel an assault by Tigray rebels in the Afar region, a humanitarian source said today, with reports of an internet...
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