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Ethiopian civil conflict Ethiopia-TPLF clashes New clashes are reported across the Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia between the Ethiopian federal army and Tigray People's Liberat
Confirmed
“The security tensions occurring at the border between Sudan and Ethiopia take place against the backdrop of the fighting between the Ethiopian army and the Tigray fighters in this area,” said Al Jazeera’s Osama Sayed Ahmad, reporting from Ad-Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile, Sudan.
The Tigray rebels have said the Ethiopian army launched the attack, accusing it of having “intensified its destructive actions and taken them to a higher level”. The federal government and the federal army have not issued an official statement but minister Abraham Belay confirmed that clashes had occurred.
The death toll from the weekend's fighting was not clear but Sudanese medical and local sources told the AFP news agency that civilians and wounded fighters fled across the border, while witnesses reported hearing explosions, heavy gunfire, and aircraft throughout Saturday.
Fears of a new war have grown less than four years after the end of a bloody conflict between the two sides, the TPLF backed by local militias and the Eritrean army, which left at least 600,000 dead, according to an African Union estimate.
A member of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) said the violence, which continued into Sunday, involved heavy artillery and drones. It said the offensive violated the peace agreement and was aimed at "subjugating and dividing" the people of Tigray.
What's confirmed
- The death toll from the weekend's fighting was not clear but Sudanese medical and local sources told the AFP news agency that civilians and wounded fighters fled across the border, while witnesses reported hearing…
- “The security tensions occurring at the border between Sudan and Ethiopia take place against the backdrop of the fighting between the Ethiopian army and the Tigray fighters in this area,” said Al Jazeera’s Osama Sayed Ah
- The Tigray rebels have said the Ethiopian army launched the attack, accusing it of having “intensified its destructive actions and taken them to a higher level”.
- The death toll from the weekend's fighting was not clear but Sudanese medical and local sources told the AFP news agency that civilians and wounded fighters fled across the border, while witnesses reported hearing explos
- Fears of a new war have grown less than four years after the end of a bloody conflict between the two sides, the TPLF backed by local militias and the Eritrean army, which left at least 600,000 dead, according to an Afri
- A member of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) said the violence, which continued into Sunday, involved heavy artillery and drones.
What's still developing
- A member of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) said the violence, which continued into Sunday, involved heavy artillery and drones.
- It said the offensive violated the peace agreement and was aimed at "subjugating and dividing" the people of Tigray.
- The federal government and the federal army have not issued an official statement but minister Abraham Belay confirmed that clashes had occurred.
- The Tigray rebels have said the Ethiopian army launched the attack, accusing it of having “intensified its destructive actions and taken them to a higher level”.
- Fears of a new war have grown less than four years after the end of a bloody conflict between the two sides, the TPLF backed by local militias and the Eritrean army, which left at least 600,000 dead, according to an…
- “The security tensions occurring at the border between Sudan and Ethiopia take place against the backdrop of the fighting between the Ethiopian army and the Tigray fighters in this area,” said Al Jazeera’s Osama…