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The Guardian Diplomats back claims Eritrean troops have joined Ethiopia conflict

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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.