Fears of Return to War Grow in Ethiopia's Tigray Region
Flights to Tigray were suspended after Tigrayan forces seized airports, as clashes spread into Afar and Amhara and renewed fears of wider war grew.
- Tigrayan forces seized airports in Tigray, spreading fighting into neighboring Afar and Amhara regions, prompting Ethiopian Airlines to suspend flights and breaching the 2022 peace agreement.
- On Sunday, the Tigray People's Liberation Front announced an alliance with six other armed groups seeking to remove Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and establish a transitional government.
- Getachew Reda, an adviser to Abiy Ahmed, accused Tigrayan forces of launching an "all-out offensive," while U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin Massinga condemned it as a "poor decision to launch a large-scale offensive."
- Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf called for "immediate de-escalation" and urged both sides to resume talks as fighting persists in Amhara and Oromia.
- International Crisis Group Horn of Africa director Alan Boswell warns the conflict could draw in Eritrea, which backs the TPLF, creating a "major risk of conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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Reformatorisch Dagblad
Nieuws.nlRebels from Tigray claim to be engaged in an "outright war" with the Ethiopian government. Heavy artillery attacks are being reported, among other things. On Wednesday, the rebels seized three federal police airfields and carried out attacks in the neighboring regions of Afar and Amhara.
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels say new war has begun
Hours after renewed fighting in Tigray shattered a four-year-old peace deal, Ethiopian President Taye Atske-Selassie Amde told the UN his country had exercised "immense restraint" and made progress with its neighbours despite foreign interference. The fighting marks the most serious challenge yet to the 2022 Pretoria Agreement, raising fears of a broader regional conflict that could draw in armed groups from across Ethiopia and further destabili…
Ethiopia and Tigray on verge of return to full-scale war : NPR
Members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in Mekelle, Ethiopia, on Wednesday, after Tigrayan forces seized control of airports in the region. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images Fears are growing that Ethiopia could be sliding back toward a devastating war in its northern Tigray region, as the government […]
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