Tigrayan leaders say new war with Ethiopian govt has begun
Summary
Tigrayan leaders say a new war has started with the Ethiopian government four years after the last conflict ended. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) took control of the airport in the northern region’s capital, and fighting happened near the border with Afar, following rising tensions and a recent announcement of a group aiming to remove Ethiopia’s prime minister.Key Facts
- The TPLF announced the start of a new war with Ethiopia’s federal forces.
- The previous war in Tigray lasted several years and caused over 600,000 deaths.
- The TPLF captured the airport in Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region.
- Fighting occurred along the eastern border between Tigray and the Afar region.
- Tensions between Mekelle (Tigray’s capital) and Addis Ababa (Ethiopia’s capital) have been growing for months.
- A group recently declared an alliance aiming to remove the Ethiopian prime minister.
- The conflict is a serious restart of the violence that affected northern Ethiopia in the past.
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