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Tensions Escalate in Ethiopia's Tigray as Rival Factions Clash Over Control

Fears of renewed conflict grow after key towns are seized by a TPLF faction, challenging the interim administration and threatening regional stability.

A general view shows the town of Adigrat, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
FILE - Ethiopians holding national flags protest against what they say is interference by outsiders in the country's internal affairs and against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the party of Tigray's fugitive leaders, at a rally organized by the city administration in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
Infighting between rival factions in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray has raised the spectre of a fresh war

Overview

  • The TPLF faction led by Debretsion Gebremichael has seized control of Adigrat and Adi-Gudem, displacing the interim administration's appointees.
  • Interim leader Getachew Reda has called for federal government intervention, accusing the rival faction of attempting a coup and violating the 2022 Pretoria Peace Agreement.
  • The internal power struggle within the TPLF has intensified, with both factions claiming to represent the party and the people of Tigray.
  • International embassies, including the U.S. and EU, have urged de-escalation and dialogue to prevent a return to violence in the war-scarred region.
  • Experts warn that the instability in Tigray could reignite broader conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, with rising tensions over unresolved issues from the previous war.