Ethiopia launches drone attack against Eritrean troops who crossed into Tigray
Ethiopian government forces have launched drone strikes against Eritrean troops who crossed the border into the Tigray region. This escalation increases the risk of a broader regional conflict following recent instability in the area.
Why it matters
The involvement of neighboring countries in Ethiopia's internal conflict threatens regional stability and could lead to a full-scale war in the Horn of Africa.
Members of the Ethiopian federal police in Mekelle after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front retreated from the city. Photograph: Reuters Members of the Ethiopian federal police in Mekelle after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front retreated from the city. Photograph: Reuters Ethiopia Ethiopia launches drone attack against Eritrean troops who crossed into Tigray Government forces’ attack raises risk of internal conflict in Ethiopia that could trigger regional war
Prefer the Guardian on Google Eritrean troops who crossed into Ethiopia’s Tigray region have come under drone attack from government forces, raising the risk that renewed internal conflict in Ethiopia could trigger an all-out regional war between the neighbouring countries.
Military vehicles carrying soldiers drove across Eritrea’s southern border into the Tigray region on Wednesday, reaching the town of Adigrat 25 miles south, according to civilian witnesses, a militia commander and conflict monitoring group Acled.
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