NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s deadly conflict with its northern Tigray region spilled over the border Tuesday as several thousand people fled into Sudan, along with soldiers seeking protection, while the Tigray regional leader accused Eritrea of attacking at the request of Ethiopia’s federal government. Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rejected international pleas for dialogue with the Tigray regional leaders, saying there would be no negotiations until the “law enforcement operation” is over. Eritrea, long at bitter odds with the Tigray regional government, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, is more challenging. Several hundred people reportedly have been killed on both the Ethiopian government side and the Tigray regional government side, a diplomat in the capital told the AP, speaking on condition of anonymity. You need the support of the people.”Aid groups warn humanitarian needs will grow alarmingly as the conflict drags on.

Source: Ethiopian News November 10, 2020 09:54 UTC