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Two years of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: A timeline
2 years, 1 month ago

Two years of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: A timeline

Al Jazeera  

Here’s a look at some of the most important events of the two-year conflict in Ethiopia’s northernmost region. March 10: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemns acts of “ethnic cleansing” in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, as he calls for “full accountability” and the departure of troops from neighbouring Eritrea and other fighters. August 26: As fighting continues in the …

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Ambush and reprisals in western Ethiopia kill 64 – rights body
2 years, 9 months ago

Ambush and reprisals in western Ethiopia kill 64 – rights body

Al Jazeera  

The violence in Benishangul-Gumuz is separate from the ongoing war in Tigray. At least 53 people have died in western Ethiopia after an unidentified armed group attacked a civilian convoy and its military escort in a region plagued by ethnic violence. Eleven more people were killed the following day – including one who was burned alive – as security forces …

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Tigrayan forces killed civilians, gang-raped dozens: Amnesty
2 years, 10 months ago

Tigrayan forces killed civilians, gang-raped dozens: Amnesty

Al Jazeera  

Rights group says the rebel fighters raped underage girls, some as young as 14, in Chenna and Kobo last year. Tigrayan fighters killed civilians and gang-raped dozens of women and underage girls in two towns in Ethiopia’s Amhara region last year, Amnesty International has said. Sarah Jackson, Amnesty’s deputy regional director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, …

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Almost 40% of Tigrayans suffer ‘extreme lack of food’, WFP warns
2 years, 10 months ago

Almost 40% of Tigrayans suffer ‘extreme lack of food’, WFP warns

Al Jazeera  

UN agency sounds alarm about a record nine million people in need of food aid across all three conflict-hit regions of northern Ethiopia. Almost 40 percent of people in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region are suffering “an extreme lack of food” following 15 months of fighting, the World Food Programme has said, also sounding the alarm about rising hunger in neighbouring …

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Ethiopia gov’t says army will not go deeper into Tigray, for now
3 years ago

Ethiopia gov’t says army will not go deeper into Tigray, for now

Al Jazeera  

Federal troops ordered to maintain the areas they have won back recently from Tigrayan forces, government says. Ethiopia’s federal government says it has ordered its forces to not advance deeper into the war-ravaged northern region of Tigray. “The first phase operation to expel the terrorist group from the areas it invaded has ended with victory,” Legesse Tulu, head of the …

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Tigrayan forces announce retreat to Ethiopia’s Tigray region
3 years ago

Tigrayan forces announce retreat to Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Al Jazeera  

Tigrayan forces fighting the central government say they have withdrawn from neighbouring regions in northern Ethiopia, a step towards a possible ceasefire after 13 months of brutal war. We are not interested in squeezing a hard bargain in Addis Ababa,” he continued, adding: “We are only interested in ensuring that the siege that was ruthlessly imposed on our people is …

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A year on, Ethiopia decimated by civil war
3 years, 1 month ago

A year on, Ethiopia decimated by civil war

Al Jazeera  

On November 4, 2020, the Ethiopian military was deployed to Tigray to squash forces loyal to the northern region’s governing party, the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front, in response to what the government said was an attack on federal army camps. “A year later, we’ve since seen it degenerate into a brutal war to crush and erode Tigray, and where talk …

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Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’ from all sides: UN
3 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’ from all sides: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN probe finds evidence of brutal violence that may amount to crimes against humanity, including gang rape by all combatants. “The United States is increasingly troubled by the expansion of combat operations and intercommunal violence in Ethiopia and is closely monitoring the situation,” a State Department spokesperson said. ‘Brutal violence and suffering’ Michelle Bachelet, the UN high commissioner for human …

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Addis Ababa asks residents to prepare to defend Ethiopian capital
3 years, 1 month ago

Addis Ababa asks residents to prepare to defend Ethiopian capital

Al Jazeera  

City authorities ask people to register their weapons as Tigrayan forces consider marching on Addis Ababa. “All residents must be organised by blocks and neighbourhoods to protect peace and security in their home area in coordination with security forces, who will coordinate activities with community police and law enforcers,” said Kenea Yadeta, chief of the city’s Peace and Security Administration …

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Tigrayan forces claim to capture new town of Kombolcha
3 years, 1 month ago

Tigrayan forces claim to capture new town of Kombolcha

Al Jazeera  

Tigrayan fighters make a new advance southwards as Ethiopian troops battle to secure the strategic city of Dessie. Tigrayan forces said on Sunday they seized another strategic town in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. ‘Fierce fighting’ Witnesses said renewed gun battles were also under way in the key city of Dessie with Ethiopian troops ordering residents to stay indoors, despite reportedly retreating …

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Ethiopia’s strategic town of Dessie ‘captured’ by rebel forces
3 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia’s strategic town of Dessie ‘captured’ by rebel forces

Al Jazeera  

Ethiopia government spokesperson, however, denies Tigrayan fighters seized Dessie in the Amhara region, saying the town was still under government control. Tigrayan forces said they captured the strategic town of Dessie in Amhara region that borders Tigray, according to a rebel spokesman and residents. Getachew Reda, spokesperson for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, told Reuters news agency by satellite phone …

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Attacks on Eritrean refugees in Tigray ‘clear war crimes’: HRW
3 years, 3 months ago

Attacks on Eritrean refugees in Tigray ‘clear war crimes’: HRW

Al Jazeera  

Eritrean soldiers and Ethiopian rebel fighters raped and killed refugees in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, Human Rights Watch says. Eritrean soldiers and Tigrayan militias raped, detained and killed Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray in attacks that amounted to “clear war crimes”, an international rights watchdog has said. “The horrific killings, rapes, and looting against Eritrean refugees in …

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Ethiopia’s Tigray forces enter neighboring Afar region, Afar says
3 years, 5 months ago

Ethiopia’s Tigray forces enter neighboring Afar region, Afar says

CNN  

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia CNN — Forces from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have mounted attacks in neighboring Afar region, a spokesman for Afar said on Monday, marking an expansion of an eight-month-old conflict into a previously untouched area. Tigrayan fighters crossed into Afar on Saturday and Afar forces and allied militias were still fighting them on Monday, Afar spokesman Ahmed Koloyta …

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Tigray forces regain ground, say ceasefire declaration a ‘joke’
3 years, 5 months ago

Tigray forces regain ground, say ceasefire declaration a ‘joke’

Al Jazeera  

Spokesman says forces prepared to chase their opponents well beyond northern Ethiopian region. Tigrayan fighters have reportedly taken control of more territory in the embattled northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, a day after regaining the regional capital, Mekelle, from retreating federal government forces and pledging to drive all “enemies” out. He said the move came in response to TPLF attacks …

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Ethiopia Says Military Operation in Tigray Region is Over, Hunt for Tigray Leaders Begins
4 years ago

Ethiopia Says Military Operation in Tigray Region is Over, Hunt for Tigray Leaders Begins

News 18  

The Ethiopian government launched a manhunt on Sunday for leaders of a rebellious faction in the northern region of Tigray after announcing federal troops had taken over the regional capital and military operations were complete. However, TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael told Reuters in a text message on Saturday evening that TPLF forces would fight on, raising the prospect that the …

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