MOGADISHU – Somali lawmakers are demanding an explanation from President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo after allegations surfaced that Somali troops sent to train in Eritrea have been secretly fighting – and dying – in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict. Farmaajo’s office has denied the claim, which was put forth by a former national intelligence deputy chief and parents of troops who are allegedly missing.

The parents of Somali troops allegedly missing in Eritrea following military training say they fear their children were secretly sent to fight in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict.