Ethiopia: renewed Tigray fighting raises fears of return to civil war
Summary
Fighting has increased in northern Ethiopia between the government army and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). The conflict is raising concerns that the country might be returning to a civil war.Key Facts
- The Ethiopian army said it killed 272 TPLF fighters in the Amhara region.
- The TPLF called the current fighting a "full-blown war."
- The TPLF recently joined an alliance with six other armed groups.
- Fighting is mainly happening in the northern part of Ethiopia.
- The conflict is related to long-standing tensions between the government and the TPLF.
- The situation is causing fear of a wider civil war in Ethiopia.
- The TPLF controls the city of Mekele, where the airport was recently taken over by rebel forces.
- Flights to and from Mekele airport have been stopped because of the conflict.
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