The Ethiopian army on Thursday said the country had been pushed into an "aimless war" with its northern Tigray region, which in turn said that areas around its capital were being bombed by fighter jets. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sparked fears of a civil war when he announced Wednesday that soldiers were being sent into Tigray to quell an alleged uprising by the region's separatist group Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). "We are in a position to defend ourselves from enemies that waged war on the Tigray region…We are ready to be martyrs," Gebremichael said. Tigray is a heavily armed region in northern Ethiopia that played a dominant role in the country's government and military. The row escalated in September when Tigray held regional elections in defiance of the federal government, which called the vote "illegal".

Source: Ethiopian News November 05, 2020 22:02 UTC