Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia effectively shatters 2022 peace deal that ended war
The fighting has shattered the 2022 peace deal as rebel forces and federal troops trade attacks across several northern regions.
- On Thursday, renewed fighting escalated across northern Ethiopia, shattering the 2022 peace pact as Tigray rebels declared a "full-blown war" following Wednesday's seizure of three regional airports.
- Aiming to overthrow Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the TPLF formed the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival with six opposition groups including the Oromo Liberation Army and Amhara Fano National Movement.
- Ethiopia's military reported killing 272 Tigrayan fighters and detaining many others, while Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to Mekelle, Shire, and Axum following the airport seizures.
- Ambassador Ervin expressed disappointment in the TPLF's "poor decision to launch a large-scale offensive," stating the "unwinnable fight does nothing for the people" as the African Union and IGAD called for de-escalation.
- Escalating hostilities raise fears of a wider regional conflict involving Eritrea, as tensions remain high over Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's push for Red Sea access via Eritrean territory.
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The government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front fought a war starting in 2020 that lasted two years and claimed the lives of over half a million people.
JOHANNESBURG. Full-scale war is once again raging in Ethiopia's Tigray province between the federal government and the TPLF rebel group, which has now taken control of several airports. The escalation comes after seven rebel groups have united against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
War has returned to Ethiopia’s Tigray — and former enemies are now fighting together. What changed?
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Nearly four years ago, a peace deal ended the brutal war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, one of the deadliest conflicts of the 21st century. Now, the violence has returned — but the battle lines have changed. Tigrayan rebels are again fighting the federal government, while forces that were
Ein neuer Krieg in Tigray könnte weit über Äthiopien hinausreichen. Eritrea, Sudan, die Golfstaaten und das Rote Meer sind durch konkurrierende Interessen
Fighters of the Tigray People's Liberation Front took on Wednesday the three main airports in the area
The secessionist rebels of northern Ethiopia violated an armistice agreed with the government forces four years ago, after attacking and capturing three airports and once again throwing the country with a population of 140 million people into a civil war. The outbreak of fighting accentuates instability in an economically crucial but also devastated region, which begins in the Horn of Africa, crosses the Red Sea and the Arabian Peninsula and ext…
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