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The Guardian Diplomats back claims Eritrean troops have joined Ethiopia conflict

Diplomats back claims Eritrean troops have joined Ethiopia conflict

US official among sources saying soldiers from Eritrea are fighting in operations against Tigray People’s Liberation Front

A woman at Um Raquba refugee camp in Gedaref, eastern Sudan, balancing matting, a blanket and a box on her head as she walks past white tents

A refugee who fled the Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict carries distributed supplies at Um Raquba refugee camp in Gedaref, eastern Sudan. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images

Peter Beaumont
Tue 8 Dec 2020 

The claims made to Reuters, which interviewed several unidentified diplomats in the region and a US official, follow mounting allegations by Tigrayan leaders that Eritrea, long a rival of Ethiopia, had joined with Ethiopian forces against a common enemy despite denials from both nations.

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