Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels have said they are withdrawing from parts of the neighboring Amhara region, which they entered shortly after renewed hostilities broke out with federal government forces in August. The fresh fighting has seen Eritrea renew its involvement in the war, on the side of Ethiopia’s federal government. Last month the Tigray forces said Eritrea had launched a “full-scale” offensive across the region’s northern border. Ethiopia’s federal government has remained tight-lipped amid the recent fighting and has not commented on the Tigray force’s latest statement. Eritrean forces fought alongside Ethiopia’s federal forces when the Tigray conflict first broke out in November 2020, before they were both forced to withdraw in June 2021.

Source: Ethiopian News October 04, 2022 20:24 UTC