The Facebook post accused the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) of an unprovoked attack on the Ethiopian army’s northern command of trying to loot its weapons. Plaut, while not discounting this possibility, says a full-fledged civil war is not inevitable. “This could be the start of a civil war, but that is not certain,” he said. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called on the Ethiopian federal government to restore communications in Tigray, while there are reports of behind-the-scenes diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the conflict. For now, many Ethiopians regardless of their political motivation are looking on helplessly, fearful their country is drifting inexorably towards civil war.

Source: Ethiopian News November 06, 2020 01:30 UTC