Ethiopia's Tigray rebels abandon regional capital as government advances

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Tigray rebels have abandoned a regional capital as Ethiopian government forces advance, following renewed fighting that began on September 23. The TPLF's attacks into neighboring states have raised fears of another conflict like Ethiopia's devastating 2020–2022 civil war.

Fighting erupted on September 23 in northern Ethiopia as the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) launched attacks into neighbouring states, raising fears of a return to the devastating 2020-2022 civil war.