Violation of the ceasefire halts aid The conflict has been raging since late 2020 Fighting breaks out near the border with Sudan New strikes in Tigray’s capital, Mekelle
NAIROBI, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Fighting in Ethiopia’s nearly two-year Tigray war has erupted along a new front near Sudan, the government said on Wednesday, after a ceasefire collapsed a week ago. Doctors also reported fresh airstrikes in Mekelle, capital of the northern Tigray region, where local forces battled Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s national army in a conflict that killed thousands, destroyed infrastructure and worsened famine. A government statement said the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which controls the region, had “invaded” areas it said were in the Amhara region and referred to as Wag, Wolqait and the Sudanese border. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up The fertile area is also claimed by the Amhara and Tigray regions. The Tigrayans call it Western Tigray. Getachew Reda, a TPLF spokesman, said on Twitter that the government was “making up stories to get away without killing in the eyes of the international community.” The party had said last week that it expected a major attack from that direction and that the skirmishes in the south were a sham. A doctor and an aid worker reported three explosions late Tuesday in the town of Mekelle. One hit a neighborhood near Mekelle General Hospital, tweeted Kibrom Gebreselassie, CEO of Ayder General Hospital. He said Ayder had victims. The extent of damage and casualties are not clear, although an aid official said at least two people were injured. Ethiopian government spokesman Legesse Tulu, military spokesman Colonel Getnet Adane and prime minister’s spokesman Billene Seyoum did not respond to requests for comment. Getachew, the TPLF spokesman, said on Twitter that at least three bombs had been dropped and that the Mekelle General Hospital was among the targets. Reuters was unable to contact other residents of Mekele for confirmation because the area has been without telephone service since Ethiopian troops withdrew more than a year ago. The latest strike follows a playground strike on Friday that killed seven people, including women and children. read more
HUMANITARIAN CONVOYS HAVE BEEN INTERRUPTED
Almost all of Tigray’s 5.5 million people need food aid, but no humanitarian deliveries have come in for nine days, two United Nations officials said. On Tuesday, Getachew said an offensive against the TPLF had been broken and a counter-offensive was launched. It underscored the devastation in the area, which has been without banking, telephone or electricity services for more than a year. Fuel restrictions have also limited aid distribution, while patients are dying due to lack of medicine and equipment. Restoration of services is a key demand of the TPLF before peace talks. The government has said it wants talks to start without conditions. But after a week of fighting, hopes for a peace deal have faded. On Saturday, Ethiopia’s government communications agency said it had withdrawn its forces from the town of Kobo, in the Amhara region bordering Tigray, accusing the TPLF of sending “human waves” against the town and endangering civilians. The government said Tigrayan forces are attacking in two directions – along the border with Amhara in the south and along the border with Afar in the east. The explosion in the west would mean there has been fighting in all directions except the north, along the border with Eritrea. Eritrea previously intervened in the conflict to support Ethiopia’s military, sending large numbers of troops to Tigray, where rights researchers said they were responsible for looting, mass killings of civilians and gang rapes – allegations Eritrea has always denied. In Getachew’s address to regional media in Tigray, he said Ethiopian soldiers were recently sent to Eritrea. Ethiopian government and military officials as well as Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not respond to requests for comment on the matter. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Report from the Nairobi newsroom. Edited by Andrew Cawthorne Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
title: “A New Front Opens In Ethiopia S Resurgent Tigray War Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-17” author: “Samuel Larimore”
Violation of the ceasefire halts aid The conflict has been raging since late 2020 Fighting breaks out near the border with Sudan New strikes in Tigray’s capital, Mekelle
NAIROBI, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Fighting in Ethiopia’s nearly two-year Tigray war has erupted along a new front near Sudan, the government said on Wednesday, after a ceasefire collapsed a week ago. Doctors also reported fresh airstrikes in Mekelle, capital of the northern Tigray region, where local forces battled Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s national army in a conflict that killed thousands, destroyed infrastructure and worsened famine. A government statement said the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which controls the region, had “invaded” areas it said were in the Amhara region and referred to as Wag, Wolqait and the Sudanese border. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up The fertile area is also claimed by the Amhara and Tigray regions. The Tigrayans call it Western Tigray. Getachew Reda, a TPLF spokesman, said on Twitter that the government was “making up stories to get away without killing in the eyes of the international community.” The party had said last week that it expected a major attack from that direction and that the skirmishes in the south were a sham. A doctor and an aid worker reported three explosions late Tuesday in the town of Mekelle. One hit a neighborhood near Mekelle General Hospital, tweeted Kibrom Gebreselassie, CEO of Ayder General Hospital. He said Ayder had victims. The extent of damage and casualties are not clear, although an aid official said at least two people were injured. Ethiopian government spokesman Legesse Tulu, military spokesman Colonel Getnet Adane and prime minister’s spokesman Billene Seyoum did not respond to requests for comment. Getachew, the TPLF spokesman, said on Twitter that at least three bombs had been dropped and that the Mekelle General Hospital was among the targets. Reuters was unable to contact other residents of Mekele for confirmation because the area has been without telephone service since Ethiopian troops withdrew more than a year ago. The latest strike follows a playground strike on Friday that killed seven people, including women and children. read more
HUMANITARIAN CONVOYS HAVE BEEN INTERRUPTED
Almost all of Tigray’s 5.5 million people need food aid, but no humanitarian deliveries have come in for nine days, two United Nations officials said. On Tuesday, Getachew said an offensive against the TPLF had been broken and a counter-offensive was launched. It underscored the devastation in the area, which has been without banking, telephone or electricity services for more than a year. Fuel restrictions have also limited aid distribution, while patients are dying due to lack of medicine and equipment. Restoration of services is a key demand of the TPLF before peace talks. The government has said it wants talks to start without conditions. But after a week of fighting, hopes for a peace deal have faded. On Saturday, Ethiopia’s government communications agency said it had withdrawn its forces from the town of Kobo, in the Amhara region bordering Tigray, accusing the TPLF of sending “human waves” against the town and endangering civilians. The government said Tigrayan forces are attacking in two directions – along the border with Amhara in the south and along the border with Afar in the east. The explosion in the west would mean there has been fighting in all directions except the north, along the border with Eritrea. Eritrea previously intervened in the conflict to support Ethiopia’s military, sending large numbers of troops to Tigray, where rights researchers said they were responsible for looting, mass killings of civilians and gang rapes – allegations Eritrea has always denied. In Getachew’s address to regional media in Tigray, he said Ethiopian soldiers were recently sent to Eritrea. Ethiopian government and military officials as well as Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not respond to requests for comment on the matter. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Report from the Nairobi newsroom. Edited by Andrew Cawthorne Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
title: “A New Front Opens In Ethiopia S Resurgent Tigray War Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-29” author: “Pamela Litchfield”
Violation of the ceasefire halts aid The conflict has been raging since late 2020 Fighting breaks out near the border with Sudan New strikes in Tigray’s capital, Mekelle
NAIROBI, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Fighting in Ethiopia’s nearly two-year Tigray war has erupted along a new front near Sudan, the government said on Wednesday, after a ceasefire collapsed a week ago. Doctors also reported fresh airstrikes in Mekelle, capital of the northern Tigray region, where local forces battled Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s national army in a conflict that killed thousands, destroyed infrastructure and worsened famine. A government statement said the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which controls the region, had “invaded” areas it said were in the Amhara region and referred to as Wag, Wolqait and the Sudanese border. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up The fertile area is also claimed by the Amhara and Tigray regions. The Tigrayans call it Western Tigray. Getachew Reda, a TPLF spokesman, said on Twitter that the government was “making up stories to get away without killing in the eyes of the international community.” The party had said last week that it expected a major attack from that direction and that the skirmishes in the south were a sham. A doctor and an aid worker reported three explosions late Tuesday in the town of Mekelle. One hit a neighborhood near Mekelle General Hospital, tweeted Kibrom Gebreselassie, CEO of Ayder General Hospital. He said Ayder had victims. The extent of damage and casualties are not clear, although an aid official said at least two people were injured. Ethiopian government spokesman Legesse Tulu, military spokesman Colonel Getnet Adane and prime minister’s spokesman Billene Seyoum did not respond to requests for comment. Getachew, the TPLF spokesman, said on Twitter that at least three bombs had been dropped and that the Mekelle General Hospital was among the targets. Reuters was unable to contact other residents of Mekele for confirmation because the area has been without telephone service since Ethiopian troops withdrew more than a year ago. The latest strike follows a playground strike on Friday that killed seven people, including women and children. read more
HUMANITARIAN CONVOYS HAVE BEEN INTERRUPTED
Almost all of Tigray’s 5.5 million people need food aid, but no humanitarian deliveries have come in for nine days, two United Nations officials said. On Tuesday, Getachew said an offensive against the TPLF had been broken and a counter-offensive was launched. It underscored the devastation in the area, which has been without banking, telephone or electricity services for more than a year. Fuel restrictions have also limited aid distribution, while patients are dying due to lack of medicine and equipment. Restoration of services is a key demand of the TPLF before peace talks. The government has said it wants talks to start without conditions. But after a week of fighting, hopes for a peace deal have faded. On Saturday, Ethiopia’s government communications agency said it had withdrawn its forces from the town of Kobo, in the Amhara region bordering Tigray, accusing the TPLF of sending “human waves” against the town and endangering civilians. The government said Tigrayan forces are attacking in two directions – along the border with Amhara in the south and along the border with Afar in the east. The explosion in the west would mean there has been fighting in all directions except the north, along the border with Eritrea. Eritrea previously intervened in the conflict to support Ethiopia’s military, sending large numbers of troops to Tigray, where rights researchers said they were responsible for looting, mass killings of civilians and gang rapes – allegations Eritrea has always denied. In Getachew’s address to regional media in Tigray, he said Ethiopian soldiers were recently sent to Eritrea. Ethiopian government and military officials as well as Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not respond to requests for comment on the matter. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Report from the Nairobi newsroom. Edited by Andrew Cawthorne Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
title: “A New Front Opens In Ethiopia S Resurgent Tigray War Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-23” author: “Dale Lee”
Violation of the ceasefire halts aid The conflict has been raging since late 2020 Fighting breaks out near the border with Sudan New strikes in Tigray’s capital, Mekelle
NAIROBI, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Fighting in Ethiopia’s nearly two-year Tigray war has erupted along a new front near Sudan, the government said on Wednesday, after a ceasefire collapsed a week ago. Doctors also reported fresh airstrikes in Mekelle, capital of the northern Tigray region, where local forces battled Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s national army in a conflict that killed thousands, destroyed infrastructure and worsened famine. A government statement said the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which controls the region, had “invaded” areas it said were in the Amhara region and referred to as Wag, Wolqait and the Sudanese border. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up The fertile area is also claimed by the Amhara and Tigray regions. The Tigrayans call it Western Tigray. Getachew Reda, a TPLF spokesman, said on Twitter that the government was “making up stories to get away without killing in the eyes of the international community.” The party had said last week that it expected a major attack from that direction and that the skirmishes in the south were a sham. A doctor and an aid worker reported three explosions late Tuesday in the town of Mekelle. One hit a neighborhood near Mekelle General Hospital, tweeted Kibrom Gebreselassie, CEO of Ayder General Hospital. He said Ayder had victims. The extent of damage and casualties are not clear, although an aid official said at least two people were injured. Ethiopian government spokesman Legesse Tulu, military spokesman Colonel Getnet Adane and prime minister’s spokesman Billene Seyoum did not respond to requests for comment. Getachew, the TPLF spokesman, said on Twitter that at least three bombs had been dropped and that the Mekelle General Hospital was among the targets. Reuters was unable to contact other residents of Mekele for confirmation because the area has been without telephone service since Ethiopian troops withdrew more than a year ago. The latest strike follows a playground strike on Friday that killed seven people, including women and children. read more
HUMANITARIAN CONVOYS HAVE BEEN INTERRUPTED
Almost all of Tigray’s 5.5 million people need food aid, but no humanitarian deliveries have come in for nine days, two United Nations officials said. On Tuesday, Getachew said an offensive against the TPLF had been broken and a counter-offensive was launched. It underscored the devastation in the area, which has been without banking, telephone or electricity services for more than a year. Fuel restrictions have also limited aid distribution, while patients are dying due to lack of medicine and equipment. Restoration of services is a key demand of the TPLF before peace talks. The government has said it wants talks to start without conditions. But after a week of fighting, hopes for a peace deal have faded. On Saturday, Ethiopia’s government communications agency said it had withdrawn its forces from the town of Kobo, in the Amhara region bordering Tigray, accusing the TPLF of sending “human waves” against the town and endangering civilians. The government said Tigrayan forces are attacking in two directions – along the border with Amhara in the south and along the border with Afar in the east. The explosion in the west would mean there has been fighting in all directions except the north, along the border with Eritrea. Eritrea previously intervened in the conflict to support Ethiopia’s military, sending large numbers of troops to Tigray, where rights researchers said they were responsible for looting, mass killings of civilians and gang rapes – allegations Eritrea has always denied. In Getachew’s address to regional media in Tigray, he said Ethiopian soldiers were recently sent to Eritrea. Ethiopian government and military officials as well as Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not respond to requests for comment on the matter. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Report from the Nairobi newsroom. Edited by Andrew Cawthorne Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
