US EditionDrone strikes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region kill one, injure another
The Ethiopian National Defence Force conducted drone strikes amid ongoing tensions and unresolved disputes since the 2022 peace pact, killing one and injuring another, officials said.
- A senior Tigrayan official and a humanitarian worker reported one person was killed and another injured in drone strikes in northern Tigray on Jan 31.
- In disputed western Tigray, fighting erupted earlier this week between regional and national forces in Tsemlet, reflecting renewed clashes in the area.
- Senior Tigrayan officials said the Ethiopian National Defence Force launched strikes on two Isuzu trucks near Enticho and Gendebta about 20 kilometres apart; Dimtsi Weyane said the trucks carried food, while pro-government activists claimed they held weapons.
- On Friday, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, African Union chairperson, urged restraint and dialogue to preserve COHA gains, while Ethiopian Airlines cancelled flights and residents rushed to withdraw cash earlier this week; humanitarian organisations report 80 percent need emergency aid amid health funding strains.
- The 2022 peace pact left unresolved issues as last year the head of Tigray’s interim administration fled Mekele amid TPLF divisions, while researchers say the war killed hundreds of thousands.
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Drone strikes in Ethiopia's Tigray region kill one, injure another
Jan 31 - One person was killed and another injured in drone strikes in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Saturday, a senior Tigrayan official and a humanitarian worker said, in another sign of renewed conflict between regional and national forces. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Drone strikes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region kill one, injure another
Jan 31 (Reuters) – One person was killed and another injured in drone strikes in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Saturday, a senior Tigrayan official and a humanitarian worker said, in another sign of renewed conflict between regional and national forces. Ethiopia’s national army fought fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front for two years until late 2022, in a war researchers say killed hundreds of thousands through direct viol…
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