About 2,500 Ethiopians have escaped across the border to Sudan from fighting in the restive Tigray region, with the exodus likely to swell fast, an official said. With access blocked to Tigray and communications largely down, it was hard to verify the state of the conflict. State media said federal forces had captured Humera airport, near the borders with Sudan and Eritrea, along with a road leading from the town. State affiliated broadcaster FANA said Ethiopia had arrested 17 military officers for disrupting communications systems used by federal forces in Tigray, exposing them to potential harm. He acknowledged that Tigrayan troops had control of a compound of the Ethiopian military's powerful Northern Command in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray.

Source: Ethiopian News November 10, 2020 05:33 UTC