Ethiopia, Eritrea forces launch new offensive in Tigray - Al Jazeera
Posted: 01 Sep 2022, 14:04
Ethiopia, Eritrea forces launch new offensive in Tigray: TPLF
Troops from the two countries have attacked fighters in the northern Adayabo area, a Tigrayan rebel spokesman says.
Ethiopian and Eritrean government forces have launched an attack in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, targeting rebel forces.
Getachew Reda, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) spokesperson, said on Thursday that both nations’ forces had attacked rebels in Adayabo in the north of the region.
A humanitarian worker in Shire said drivers coming from the area reported cross-border shelling on Wednesday.
The conflict resumed last week after a five-month lull, with clashes on the ground and air raids over Tigray dashing hopes of peacefully resolving the nearly two-year war.
Fighting had been concentrated around the southeastern border of Tigray, with the rebels pushing into the neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions, sending residents fleeing.
But Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government on Wednesday accused the TPLF of launching “an invasion in the direction of Wag, Wolqait and our border areas with Sudan [Amhara region]”, west of the site of the most recent clashes.
“Our heroic national defence forces are defending this invasion with full preparedness and resolve,” the government communications service said in a statement.
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Troops from the two countries have attacked fighters in the northern Adayabo area, a Tigrayan rebel spokesman says.
Ethiopian and Eritrean government forces have launched an attack in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, targeting rebel forces.
Getachew Reda, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) spokesperson, said on Thursday that both nations’ forces had attacked rebels in Adayabo in the north of the region.
A humanitarian worker in Shire said drivers coming from the area reported cross-border shelling on Wednesday.
The conflict resumed last week after a five-month lull, with clashes on the ground and air raids over Tigray dashing hopes of peacefully resolving the nearly two-year war.
Fighting had been concentrated around the southeastern border of Tigray, with the rebels pushing into the neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions, sending residents fleeing.
But Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government on Wednesday accused the TPLF of launching “an invasion in the direction of Wag, Wolqait and our border areas with Sudan [Amhara region]”, west of the site of the most recent clashes.
“Our heroic national defence forces are defending this invasion with full preparedness and resolve,” the government communications service said in a statement.
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