Explainer-Why New War in Ethiopia’s Tigray Threatens to Trigger Wider Conflict
The TPLF said federal bombardments and troop buildup prompted the escalation, as the conflict-monitoring group ACLED cited attacks in Amhara and Afar.
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There have been clashes between the federal government of Ethiopia and the militias that fight it, who have taken control of the airports of the region
Explainer-Why new war in Ethiopia’s Tigray threatens to trigger wider conflict
By David Lewis LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Regional forces in northern Ethiopia's Tigray on Wednesday seized control of three airports and clashed in multiple locations with federal troops, signalling the start of a major offensive after months of grow...
Nearly four years after the signing of a peace agreement in Pretoria, northern Ethiopia is once again engulfed in serious fighting. The TPLF claims it is responding to attacks by the federal government, while government officials accuse Tigrayan forces of launching the offensive. The northern Ethiopian region of Tigray has once again become the scene of heavy fighting. The Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) announced on September 23 that …
Ethiopia and Tigray accuse each of launching offensives, fuelling fears of new war - The Ghana Report
Ethiopia’s government and the party in control of the northern region of Tigray have accused each other of launching offensives, escalating fears of a return to full-scale conflict. Getachew Reda, a cabinet minister and adviser to Ethiopia’s prime minister, said Tigrayan fighters had taken control of federally administered airports in Tigray and launched offensives in […]
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