Ethiopian army says it has repelled attacks in Amhara
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Namibian
The Ethiopian army says it has repelled attacks by Tigrayan forces and their allies in the north of the country. In its first statement since fighting resumed, it said hostilities began in an area of the Amhara region near the border with Tigray.
Ethiopia’s army says it has repelled attacks by Tigrayan forces and their allies in several areas in the north of the country, inflicting heavy losses and seizing weapons, according to a statement by the Ethiopian army.
The clashes began in an area of the Amhara region close to the border with Tigray. They come after a sharp rise in tensions between the federal government and Tigrayan leaders, as fighting resumes in Tigray between Ethiopian and Tigrayan forces.
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the dominant movement in the region, took control on Wednesday of three airports belonging to the federal police. The escalation has raised fears of a return to the civil war that devastated the country.
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