Eritrean and Ethiopian forces began a four-pronged offensive in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, a senior member of the dissident Tigray People’s Liberation Front said.
(Bloomberg) — Eritrean and Ethiopian forces began a four-pronged offensive in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, a senior member of the dissident Tigray People’s Liberation Front said.
The attacks started early on Thursday morning in northwestern Tigray, Getachew Reda said on Twitter. Yemane Ghebremeskel, Eritrea’s information minister, and Billene Seyoum, spokeswoman for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment sent by text message and email respectively.
Eritrea joining the conflict would signal an escalation in the conflict in Tigray, a week after the eruption of clashes that ended a five-month humanitarian cease-fire. The resumption of fighting will hamper efforts by Ethiopia’s government to improve relations with international financiers, as it awaits an International Monetary Fund loan amid efforts to revamp its debt.
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