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Intense fighting in Amhara as Ethiopia’s war rages (BBC News)

August 2, 2021 3:24 AM / Leave a comment

Intense fighting in Amhara as Ethiopia’s war rages

Kalkidan Yibeltal

BBC News, Addis Ababa

Villagers return from a market to Yechila town in south central Tigray walking past scores of burned vehicles, in Tigray, Ethiopia, July 10, 2021
Copyright: Reuters
Image caption: The conflict in Tigray has been spreading to other regions

Intense fighting is being reported in Ethiopia’s Amhara region – the latest sign that the war in Tigray is spreading to neighbouring regions.

Officials in Amhara said federal soldiers as well as Amhara regional troops had been involved in the fighting against rebels of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).