Report: Ethiopia: renewed Tigray fighting raises fears of return to civil war

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Fears are mounting that Ethiopia could be sliding back towards civil war as fighting intensifies in the north, with the army saying it killed 272 TPLF fighters in Amhara while the rebels describe the conflict as a "full-blown war." The escalation comes following the TPLF joined a new alliance with six other armed groups. The report also notes that FRANCE 24's Tom Canetti has the latest from the ground.

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