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Tigray forces seize main airport in northern Ethiopia from police, residents tell the BBC

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There are fears of a return to war in the northern region as tensions between the government and TPLF escalate. TPLF forces took control of Mekelle airport and fought federal troops at two locations in the Afar region, while Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three Tigray airports in an apparent collapse of the Pretoria Agreement that ended the 2020-2022 war in the country. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • There are fears of a return to war in the northern region as tensions between the government and TPLF escalate.S1
  • TPLF forces took control of Mekelle airport and fought federal troops at two locations in the Afar region, while Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three Tigray airports in an apparent collapse of the Pretoria Agreement that ended the 2020-2022 war in the...S2
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Tigray forces seize main airport in northern Ethiopia from police, residents tell the BBC

There are fears of a return to war in the northern region as tensions between the government and TPLF escalate.

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Tigray rebels seize airport and clash with federal forces as fighting in Ethiopia reignites

TPLF forces took control of Mekelle airport and fought federal troops at two locations in the Afar region, while Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three Tigray airports in an…

Tigray forces seize main airport in northern Ethiopia from police, residents tell the BBC

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The brief

There are fears of a return to war in the northern region as tensions between the government and TPLF escalate. TPLF forces took control of Mekelle airport and fought federal troops at two locations in the Afar region, while Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three Tigray airports in an apparent collapse of the Pretoria Agreement that ended the 2020-2022 war in the country. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • There are fears of a return to war in the northern region as tensions between the government and TPLF escalate.S1
  • TPLF forces took control of Mekelle airport and fought federal troops at two locations in the Afar region, while Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three Tigray airports in an apparent collapse of the Pretoria Agreement that ended the 2020-2022 war in the...S2
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Sources · 2 citations

S1 BBC 1 report · EN
S2 EuronewsLead 1 report · EN