Ethiopia: Alamata Fighting Leaves Trail of Civilian Casualties - Adigrat Eparch Appeals for Help
Hospital sources said 52 civilians were killed as tanks and artillery hit homes and a marketplace, and government forces pushed toward Mekelle.
- Government forces have taken control of Alamata from regional fighters and are pushing north toward Mekelle, following three days of heavy fighting that hospital sources said killed at least 52 civilians.
- Clashes erupted last week following months of tension between the government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, with both sides accusing each other of violating a 2022 deal that ended a two-year civil war.
- Thirty-Three tourists remain stranded in Lalibela, a Unesco world heritage site, unable to leave since the airport closed to commercial flights last Wednesday.
- The government suspended banking services and cut internet access, creating a worsening humanitarian crisis where residents struggle without power or money transfers and families remain separated.
- Medical charity MSF reported that hospitals across Tigray have treated more than 700 wounded people, while concerns rise that neighboring Eritrea could be drawn into the escalating conflict.
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Ethiopia: Alamata Fighting Leaves Trail of Civilian Casualties - Adigrat Eparch Appeals for Help
Addis Abeba -- More than 50 civilians have reportedly been killed in and around Alamata, southern Tigray, during several days of intense fighting in late September, as renewed hostilities in northern Ethiopia leave residents displaced, medical facilities overwhelmed and humanitarian access increasingly difficult.
A week after fighting broke out in northern Ethiopia for the first time since the civil war, pro-government forces announced they were approaching the capital in Tigray, a stronghold of opposition forces. The latter are announcing a counter-offensive.
A new civil war between the Ethiopian government and rebel groups appears to have begun.
Ethiopia: federal forces advance in Tigray as 52 civilians reported killed
The conflict is also spreading beyond Tigray, with fighting reported in neighbouring Afar and Amhara regions. Communications remain disrupted, making independent verification of battlefield claims difficult.
Ethiopian government forces are engaged in fierce fighting with Tigray forces in the north, resulting in 52 civilian deaths and hundreds of injured who have been hospitalized.
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