🇪🇹🇪🇷 Ethiopian forces near Tigray capital, fears grow of wider conflict

Ethiopian government forces closed in on the capital of the northern rebel stronghold of Tigray on Friday, according to residents and a diplomat cited by Reuters. The reported advance comes amid growing concern that the fighting could widen after Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties.

Tigray has been the centre of conflict between federal forces and Tigrayan rebels, and the latest developments point to renewed strain in northern Ethiopia.

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