Tigrayan leaders say new war with Ethiopian government has begun, as fighting erupts

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Leaders of the Tigray region in Ethiopia declared a new war with the federal government as fighting erupted in Tigray and neighboring regions. This breaks a four-year peace deal following a civil war from 2020 to 2022 and marks renewed conflict and political instability in northern Ethiopia.

Reuters —  The leaders of the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray ‌said on Wednesday that they had entered a new war with the federal government as fighting broke out in Tigray and two neighboring regions, shattering a four-year-old peace deal. A 2020-2022 civil war between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and federal forces resulted ​in … The post Tigrayan leaders say new war with Ethiopian government has begun, as fighting erupts appeared first on Egypt Independent.