Ethiopia’s Tigray Rebels Abandon Regional Capital as Govt Forces Advance

Fighting erupted on September 23 in northern Ethiopia as the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) launched attacks into neighbouring states, raising fears of a return to the devastating 2020-2022 civil war.Addis Ababa: Ethiopian federal forces had entered the Tigray state capital on Saturday, a humanitarian source told AFP, after residents reported that the region’s rebels had abandoned the city.