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Ethiopia Army HQ Rocked by Explosion as Tigray Fighting Intensifies
A coalition linked to the TPLF said it carried out drone strikes as federal forces counterattacked and electricity and internet were cut in the north.
- Explosions were heard overnight Thursday in Addis Ababa after the Ethiopian Peoples Forces Alliance for Survival claimed responsibility for drone strikes targeting the military's headquarters.
- The Forces Alliance for Survival unites seven armed groups including the Tigray People, aiming to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government from power.
- In the Afar region, mediation efforts to clear the towns of Abala and Erebti failed, leaving more than 80,000 Afar residents trapped with uncertain conditions.
- Clashes near the borders with Eritrea and Sudan increase regional conflict risks, while disruptions to routes between Ethiopia and Djibouti threaten food security.
- Tigrayan forces mounted a large offensive last week, which the TPLF describes as a 'defensive war' against federal strikes, with fighting advancing north within about 40 kilometres of Mekelle.
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(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = Tensions are rising in Ethiopia, East Africa.
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Addis Ababa: A diplomatic source argued in Friday's statement that a small drone attack was the cause of the explosions that shook the Ethiopian Army headquarters and a military base in Addis Ababa this week. Last week, fighting broke out in northern Ethiopia with attacks against the federal forces by the Tigray Rebel People's Liberation Front, raising fears of a renewed devastating civil war [...]
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