Ethiopia's Military Says It Killed Hundreds of TPLF Rebels
The military said another 260 fighters were wounded as fighting spread to Amhara and flights to Lalibela were suspended, Reuters reported.
- On Thursday, the Ethiopian National Defence Force reported a counter-offensive in the Amhara region killed at least 272 Tigray People's Liberation Front fighters and wounded 260 others, following attacks in North Wollo.
- Following the formation of the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival, a coalition including the TPLF and Amhara Fano National Movement, tensions escalated over efforts to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party government.
- Regional infrastructure faces disruption as fighting around Lalibela forced the suspension of flights on Thursday to the UNESCO-listed site, where Tigrayan forces have seized three local airports.
- U.S. Ambassador Ervin J. Massinga condemned the TPLF's offensive as an 'unwinnable fight' on Thursday, while TPLF Vice President Amanuel Assefa told AFP the group is now in a 'full-blown war'.
- During a Wednesday address at the United Nations General Assembly, Ethiopian President Taye Atske-Selassie Amde blamed the escalation on 'interference in our internal affairs by adversarial elements', reflecting broader regional instability.
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A new conflict seems to be taking shape in Ethiopia, where the authorities call themselves a "total war" against the Ethiopian government. After four years of ceasefire, fighting has resumed in several areas: a total of 272 rebels have been killed and 260 wounded in fighting in the north of the country, the Ethiopian Federal Army announced on Thursday 24 September.
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The Ethiopian armed forces responded to the rebel attack by destroying 272 fighters and injuring 260 people in the north of the country, reported by AFP with reference to a statement by the armed forces; fighting against the combined armed groups, including the Taghray People's Liberation Front (FPLF), has been taking place in several directions since 22 September, transferring TASS with reference to AFP. The clashes not only covered Tigray but …
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The Ethiopian armed forces say they have killed 272 fighters of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). Earlier on Thursday, the insurgents indicated they were engaged in an "outright war" with the Ethiopian government. Heavy artillery attacks were reported.
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