Fighting breaks out in western Tigray as Ethiopia and TPLF trade blame
Summary
Fighting has started again in western Tigray between Ethiopia’s federal forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), breaking a peace deal signed in 2022. Both sides blame each other for starting the clashes amid ongoing tensions and unresolved issues from the previous war.Key Facts
- Fighting began at dawn near Sheraro, close to the Sudanese border in western Tigray.
- The Tigray regional government says federal forces started the attack; a government minister in Tigray blames the TPLF.
- The peace deal signed in 2022 ended a war that lasted two years and killed hundreds of thousands but did not solve key conflicts.
- Tigray accuses Ethiopia’s ruling party of blockades and drone attacks leading to the current fighting.
- Ethiopia’s intelligence chief and a former TPLF spokesman warned war was likely before fighting resumed.
- The US imposed visa bans on TPLF leaders it said were blocking peace efforts.
- TPLF declared the peace deal “effectively dead” in July despite US attempts to keep it alive.
- Experts say without strong international help, the conflict could grow larger and more deadly.
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