Pro-government forces and Tigrayan rebels resumed fighting in late August after a five-month truce, dimming hopes of peacefully settling nearly two years of war. Photo: Amanuel Sileshi / AFP/FileSource: AFPAuthorities in Ethiopia's rebel-held Tigray region said they had withdrawn fighters from occupied parts of a neighbouring region to counter a major offensive unfolding to the north. Pro-government forces and rebels led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) resumed fighting in late August after a five-month truce, dimming hopes of peacefully settling nearly two years of war. An Amhara government official in that part of the region told AFP that TPLF rebels had withdrawn from some towns, and reported some localised fighting. Access to northern Ethiopia is severely restricted and Tigray has been under a communications blackout for more than a year.

Source: Daily Nation October 03, 2022 22:05 UTC