Eritrean forces shelled a town in north Ethiopia over the weekend, according to internal UN documents and regional forces, in a rare bombardment after two months of relative peace in the Tigray conflict. Late on Monday, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the party that controls most of Tigray region, accused Eritrean forces of attacking its troops on Saturday and Sunday in Shiraro, about seven miles from the Eritrea-Ethiopia border. 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. However, 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 June 01, 2022 02:59 UTC