TPLF Forces Take Control of Airport in Ethiopia's Tigray Region Amid Rising Tensions
Flights to Mekelle, Aksum, and Shire have been suspended after Tigray People's Liberation Front forces seized an airport, as renewed clashes and a new seven-group alliance fuel fears of a return to civil war.
Forces from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) have taken control of an airport in Ethiopia's Tigray region, prompting the suspension of flights to Mekelle, Aksum, and Shire, according to a report from Anadolu Agency.
The development comes amid renewed clashes in the region and follows the formation of a new alliance involving seven groups opposed to the Ethiopian government, the report said. The combination of the airport takeover, the fighting, and the new alliance has fueled fears among observers of a return to large-scale conflict in Tigray and northern Ethiopia.
The report did not specify the exact date of the airport takeover, the scale of the clashes referenced, or which seven groups make up the new alliance. It also did not indicate whether Ethiopian federal forces or regional authorities have responded to the TPLF's move.
Tigray, in northern Ethiopia, was the site of a major armed conflict between the TPLF and Ethiopian federal forces that formally ended with a peace agreement in November 2022. Tensions between the TPLF and the federal government, as well as internal divisions within the TPLF, have persisted since then.
Further details on the situation, including any official response from Addis Ababa, were not available in the original report.
Sources
- TPLF forces take control of airport in Ethiopia's Tigray as tensions deepen — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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