ERITREA INITIATES OFFENSIVE AT THE TIGRAY REGION

Tigrayan rebel group, the TPLF, has said Eritrean troops have launched a full-scale offensive in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. A United States, US, envoy said the US was aware of Eritrean troops crossing into Tigray, and condemned it. The Eritrean and Ethiopian governments have not yet commented on the claims. If Eritrea’s offensive against the rebels is confirmed, it will mark an escalation following the collapse of a five-month truce last month. Conflict first broke out in November 2020 following a massive fall-out between Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, TPLF, which controls the region.