Escalating fighting between federal government troops and Tigray forces has killed hundreds of people, report citing sources on the gov’t side says. An escalating conflict in Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region has killed hundreds of people, a report citing sources on the government side has said, even as the prime minister sought to reassure the world his nation was not sliding into civil war. Three security sources in Amhara working with federal troops said the Ethiopian army had also lost hundreds in the original battle in Dansha. Leaders of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region said on Monday the federal government led by Abiy had launched more than 10 air raids against them in recent days. Furthermore, as Abiy’s government mobilises troops to Tigray, other areas already roiled by ethnic violence could face a security vacuum, analysts say.

Source: Ethiopian News November 09, 2020 12:12 UTC