Agew rebel group seizes a border towns in Amhara, reports

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The Agew Democratic Coalition, backed by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, has seized border towns in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. This offensive has triggered civilian casualties, displacement, and instability, forcing residents to flee towards Sekota.

A group calling itself the Agew Democratic Coalition, which is reportedly backed by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has captured a border town in the Amhara region, in the Wag Hemra zone bordering Tigray, according to Deutsche Welle (DW). The group, which took control of the Abergele district in May, has also seized the Tsagbji district on May 27. DW reports that the offensive triggered civilian casualties and displacement, as well as widespread instability that forced residents to flee toward Sekota. Displaced people stranded in Sekota town, contacted by Deutsche Welle (DW), said they are facing a difficult situation,… The post Agew rebel group seizes a border towns in Amhara, reports appeared first on Ethiopia Observer.