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Ethiopian government forces and an allied militia entered Adwa in Tigray after Tigray People’s Liberation Front fighters withdrew, witnesses said. Residents reported closed shops and looting in the town.
Adwa is approximately 40 km from Eritrea’s border.
UNHCR reported at least 3,700 refugees crossed from Yemen into Djibouti since September 10 and is preparing to assist another 10,000 people who have not yet crossed. The article adds that most arrivals in Obock are women, children and older people, while the conflict is also raising regional shipping costs.
Refugees reached Djibouti during the past three weeks
Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for another five-year term and renewed his call for Ethiopian access to the Red Sea. Fighting in Tigray has intensified, with Ethiopian forces taking Mekelle and tensions rising with Eritrea.
Four countries bordering the Red Sea met in Egypt on Sunday to discuss the coastline.
Ethiopian forces retook Tigray and Mekelle after the TPLF withdrew. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced a six-month interim administration, with five officials appointed to run the region and free elections promised afterward.
The Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival was announced by seven Ethiopian armed and political groups.
Witnesses told The Guardian that Tigray armed groups were forcibly recruiting men and boys aged 15 to 65 amid fighting that resumed on 23 September between Ethiopia’s federal government and the TPLF. The conflict stranded civilians and disrupted banking and communications.
Age of the youngest children Human Rights Watch said were involved in documented recruitment cases
Fighting between Tigrayan and federal forces has spread across northern Ethiopia. Government troops reportedly captured Alamata, where hospital sources said at least 52 civilians were killed, while more than 700 wounded people were admitted to MSF-supported hospitals in Tigray.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front announced an alliance with six armed groups in Ethiopia.
The headline reports that Ethiopian forces entered a key town in Tigray, causing fear among residents. The specific town and circumstances are not provided in the supplied text.
Eritrean troops reportedly crossed into Ethiopia’s Tigray region and were targeted by Ethiopian government drones, according to Acled and witnesses. The incident has raised fears of a wider conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Distance Adigrat lies south of Eritrea’s border