The images taken this month show the build-up of troops and military hardware along Ethiopia's border with Eritrea, which backs Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the group that controls the region. These first images were taken on 26 September of the north-western town of Shiraro, which had been in the hands of Tigrayan forces. Six kilometres (4 miles) away on the other side of Shiraro, Maxar captured a long line of about 45 vehicles. Maxar also released images taken on 19 September around the town of Serha, in Eritrea, which lies just one kilometre from the Ethiopian border, not far from the Ethiopian town of Zalambessa. And much closer to the Ethiopian border, Maxar identified this as the main battle tank deployment.

Source: Ethiopian News September 28, 2022 23:12 UTC