Fears of return to war as Tigray rebels unveil offensive against Ethiopian army

The Guardian — World has reported on “Fears of return to war as Tigray rebels unveil offensive against Ethiopian army,” presenting it as the central development in the source material available for this brief.

Fighting escalates following TPLF forms new rebel coalition aimed at overthrowing Abiy Ahmed government There are growing fears of a return to civil war in Ethiopia following an offensive by rebels from Tigray into the neighbouring states of Afar and Amhara , and the formation of a new rebel coalition aimed at overthrowing the government of the prime minister, Abiy Ahmed. The report also notes that Fighting from 2020 to 2022 between the Ethiopian army and the political party and paramilitary group Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) killed about 600,000 people. Both sides are now accusing the other of triggering a return to open conflict.

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