Ethiopia: Eritrean Incursions Raise Fears of a Wider Regional War in Ethiopia
When war erupted in 2020, Eritrea - with mutual longstanding enmity toward the TPLF - joined the conflict alongside Amhara paramilitary forces it had been training with the blessing of the federal government.
The conflict in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray moved a step closer to triggering a wider conflagration last week when Eritrean forces crossed the border, and Ethiopia hit back with two days of drone strikes on the troops and equipment.
The new alliances Although a turning point, the capture on 3 October of the Tigrayan regional capital of Mekelle by the federal army and a pro-government militia, the Tigray Peace Force (TPF), is unlikely to mark the end of the conflict.
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