A damaged Eritrean military tank is seen near the town of Wikro, Ethiopia, March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File PhotoNAIROBI, May 31 (Reuters) - Eritrean forces shelled a town in north Ethiopia over the weekend, according to internal U.N. documents and regional forces, in a rare bombardment after two months of relative peace in the Tigray conflict. The TPLF said its forces had killed four Eritrean commanders and more than 300 Eritrean soldiers in the weekend flare-up. Eritrean and Ethiopian troops withdrew from most of Tigray in mid-2021 and the government declared a unilateral ceasefire in March. read moreHowever, earlier this year, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki told state media his troops would intervene again should Tigrayan forces attack his country or threaten Ethiopia's stability.

Source: Ethiopian News May 31, 2022 15:32 UTC