Smoke billows from the scene of an air strike, in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia on October 20, 2021. An Ethiopian air strike hit the capital of Tigray on Friday killing four people, including two children, rebel spokespeople and humanitarian sources said, as the government vowed to "take action" against military targets in the war-torn region. Advertising Read moreReports of an air strike on Mekele came just days after ground fighting resumed between government forces and rebels after a five-month lull, ending a truce and dashing hopes of peace talks. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) accused the air force of hitting a residential area and a kindergarten in the first air strike on the rebel-held territory in many months. "Civilians are dead and injured" and a rescue operation was under way, Kindeya Gebrehiwot, a TPLF spokesman, told AFP in a message.

Source: Ethiopian News August 26, 2022 18:08 UTC