Eritrean Troops Drive Through Northern Ethiopian Town, Witnesses Say
Witnesses said dozens of Eritrean soldiers moved south in trucks, as the fighting in Tigray threatens to widen beyond the border area.
- Two witnesses reported seeing Eritrean soldiers driving through the northern Ethiopian town of Adigrat on Wednesday, marking the first confirmation of Eritrean forces on Ethiopian soil during the current conflict.
- Diplomatic ties between the Horn of Africa neighbors were severed last week amid fighting in Tigray, Amhara, and Afar, with Ethiopia accusing Eritrea of supporting a rebel alliance.
- Residents identified the soldiers by their off-white camouflage uniforms; Adigrat is located about 25 km south of the border and has not experienced prior clashes.
- Eritrea's information minister Yemane Gebremeskel denied forces were present, calling the witness accounts a plan to justify "a war of aggression." Ethiopia also accused Egypt and Sudan of supporting the opposition alliance.
- On Saturday, the State Department urged Asmara and Addis Ababa to exercise restraint, warning that a conflict would jeopardize US collaboration with both countries as regional tensions escalate.
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