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Driver injured as debris from drone strike hits UN WFP truck in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Debris from a drone strike in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region hit a World Food Programme truck carrying humanitarian aid and injured the driver, a WFP spokesperson said on Monday. WFP, a United Nations agency, helps coordinate humanitarian assistance to Tigray, where a nearly two-year conflict has killed thousands of people and left millions in need… Read More Driver injured as debris from drone strike hits UN WFP truck in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

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One dead following airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

An air strike in the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region killed one person on Friday, a hospital chief executive said, the latest in a series of strikes since fighting resumed late last month. Kibrom Gebreselassie of the Ayder Referral Hospital in Mekelle said a drone attack on the city’s Adi Hawsi area wounded a… Read More One dead following airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

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Ten dead as airstrikes hit Tigray region’s capital

A second day of air strikes against the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region killed 10 people on Wednesday, hospital officials said, while local forces accused troops from neighbouring Eritrea of again joining the war against them. Ethiopia’s government, which has been fighting the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) since late 2020, is yet to… Read More Ten dead as airstrikes hit Tigray region’s capital

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Several casualties reported as airstrikes hit Tigray region’s capital

Fighting in Ethiopia’s nearly two-year Tigray war has erupted along a new front near Sudan, the government said on Wednesday, after a ceasefire collapsed a week ago. Medics also reported fresh air strikes on Mekelle, capital of northern Tigray region, where local forces have battled Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s national army in a conflict killing… Read More Several casualties reported as airstrikes hit Tigray region’s capital

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At least four dead, several injured as airstrike hits Tigray region’s capital

An air strike killed at least four people, including two children, in the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Friday, the head of a hospital in the city said. Tigrai Television, controlled by the regional authorities, said the strike in Mekelle happened at around 0940 GMT and blamed it on the federal government. No… Read More At least four dead, several injured as airstrike hits Tigray region’s capital

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Ceasefire deal broken as Tigrayan forces clash with central government counterparts along border of northern region

Fighting between forces from Ethiopia’s rebellious northern region of Tigray and central government forces has erupted around the town of Kobo, residents and both sides said on Wednesday, ending a months-long ceasefire. The fighting is a major blow to hopes for peace talks between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front… Read More Ceasefire deal broken as Tigrayan forces clash with central government counterparts along border of northern region

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Ethiopia’s Amhara region authorities arrest four employees of media group

Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region have arrested four employees of a U.S.-based online media outlet, while the whereabouts of two others was unclear, the broadcaster said on Sunday, in the latest round of arrests involving media. The arrests would add to those of five journalists in another Amhara media outlet on Thursday over what… Read More Ethiopia’s Amhara region authorities arrest four employees of media group

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At least seventeen dead, dozens injured as airstrike hits Tigrayan town of Mai Tsebriin

An air strike in the town of Mai Tsebriin Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray on Monday killed at least 17 people, mostly women, and wounded dozens, two aid workers said, citing local authorities and eyewitnesses. The United Nations said it had been unable to confirm the reports or the number of casualties due to a… Read More At least seventeen dead, dozens injured as airstrike hits Tigrayan town of Mai Tsebriin

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