New front in Ethiopian war displaces thousands, hits hopes of …
WEBAFDERA, Ethiopia, March 30 (Reuters) - A new front in Ethiopia's war in the Afar region is imperilling efforts to get enemies to sit down to peace talks, three regional officials and three...
New front in Ethiopian war displaces thousands - reuters.com
WEBJun 28, 2022 · Tigrayan forces first entered Afar and the adjacent region of Amhara in July. At the time, the TPLF said it was trying to break a stranglehold blocking aid convoys from entering the region and to...
Inside the conflict in Ethiopia's Afar region
WEBMar 31, 2022 · What you need to know about the conflict in Afar; 300,000 people have been displaced since Tigrayan forces launched a mid-January offensive. Artillery strikes have destroyed homes and killed an unknown number of civilians. Eritrean refugees living in Afar have been impacted by the conflict.
Tigray war - Wikipedia
WEBIn November 2020, Amhara Region Special Forces [374] and Amhara militias loyal to the Amhara regional government [50] took control of the western zone of Tigray in order to settle a decades-old land dispute.
Second Afar insurgency - Wikipedia
WEBThe Second Afar insurgency was an insurgency in the Afar Region of Ethiopia and the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea (also known as Dankalia), waged by various Afar rebel groups.
Tigray Forces Announce Withdrawal From Afar, Amhara Regions
WEBDec 20, 2021 · After months of fighting, forces of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front say they are withdrawing their forces to their home Tigray region.
Ethiopia’s Tigray forces enter neighboring Afar region, Afar says
WEBJul 20, 2021 · 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...
To the bitter end: a year into Ethiopia's Tigray conflict and both ...
WEBNov 4, 2021 · A member of the Afar Special Forces stands in front of the debris of a house on the outskirts of the village of Bisober in Tigray. People hold candles and Ethiopian flags at a memorial service for the victims of the Tigray conflict in Addis Ababa.
Ethiopia's Afar Region Urges Civilians to Fight Tigray Rebels
WEBJul 23, 2021 · Rebel spokesman Getachew Reda has described operations in Afar as a "very limited" action against special forces and militia fighters deployed to Afar by the Oromia region, Ethiopia's...
Fighting in Ethiopia's Afar region displaces 300,000, aid blocked to ...
WEBFeb 9, 2022 · The government of Ethiopia's Afar region says more than 300,000 people have been displaced by warfare there since December and it accused Tigrayan forces of killing civilians and looting.