Ethiopian forces near Tigray capital, fears grow of wider conflict
Ethiopian government forces closed in on the capital of the northern rebel stronghold of Tigray on Friday, residents and a diplomat said, as fears grew that fighting could spill into a wider war after Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties.
Eritrea fought alongside Ethiopia’s federal government against the TPLF during the 2020-2022 war, in which hundreds of thousands of people were killed.
Ethiopia’s government has accused Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of supporting the opposition alliance – an allegation they have all denied.
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