Fears of return to war as Tigray rebels launch offensive against Ethiopian army

Members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) walk along a main road in Mekelle on 23 September 23, as tensions intensify in northern Ethiopia. Members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) walk along a main road in Mekelle on 23 September 23, as tensions intensify in northern Ethiopia. Ethiopia Fears of return to war as Tigray rebels launch offensive against Ethiopian army Fighting escalates after TPLF forms new rebel coalition aimed at overthrowing Abiy Ahmed government

Prefer the Guardian on Google There are growing fears of a return to civil war in Ethiopia after an offensive by rebels from Tigray into the neighbouring states of Afar and Amhara , and the formation of a new rebel coalition aimed at overthrowing the government of the prime minister, Abiy Ahmed.