Already hundreds of people are feared dead in fighting between the central government and the state of Tigray. Ethiopia air force fighters bombed the northern state of Tigray on Monday, but the prime minister denied Ethiopia was plunging into a civil war. Prime Minister awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year Abiy Ahmed launched a military operation against Tigray last week. A military source told Reuters in Amhara that nearly five hundred Tigray soldiers would have died in the fighting in Kirakiri. In September, the state of Tigray held its own regional elections, in which it defied the central government.

Source: Ethiopian News November 09, 2020 16:07 UTC