YEAR-LONG CONFLICTThe conflict, due to what the government said was an attack on the Northern military command by the TPLF rebel forces, flared up in early November 2020. The TPLF, an entity designated as a terrorist organization by the Ethiopian parliament, controls much of the Tigray region. According to Belachew, foreign interference is in most cases what aggravates domestic conflicts and may easily be avoided via dialogue or other means. "The rebel-led conflict in northern Ethiopia appears to look like civil conflict at some stage. However, it goes much beyond rhetoric and is part of a bigger context in which international actors are strongly engaged in a hybrid war against Ethiopia," Belachew said.

Source: Ethiopian News December 27, 2021 12:32 UTC