Ethiopia’s Tigray leader confirms firing missiles at Eritrea The leader of Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigray region has confirmed firing missiles at neighboring Eritrea’s capital, and he is threatening more, saying that “we will take any legitimate military target and we will fire.”NAIROBI, Kenya -- The leader of Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigray region has confirmed firing missiles at neighboring Eritrea’s capital and is threatening more, marking a huge escalation as the deadly fighting in northern Ethiopia between Tigray forces and the federal government spills across an international border. At least three rockets appeared to be aimed at the airport in Asmara, hours after the Tigray regional government warned it might attack. There are no indications the airport was struck.”The Tigray regional leader would not say how many missiles remain at his forces’ disposal but said “we have several. The Tigray leader said his government, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, had no communications channel with Eritrea even before the conflict. This is genocide, to destroy Tigray and Tigray people.”Shaken, they described being under attack even as they fled.

Source: ABC News November 15, 2020 07:21 UTC