Tigray rebels seize airport and clash with federal forces as fighting in Ethiopia reignites

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Tigray People's Liberation Front rebels have seized control of Mekelle airport and engaged in clashes with Ethiopian federal forces in the Afar region, reigniting conflict after the breakdown of the 2020-2022 Pretoria Agreement. Ethiopian Airlines has suspended flights to key Tigray airports amid the violence.

TPLF forces took control of Mekelle airport and fought federal troops at two locations in the Afar region, while Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three Tigray airports in an apparent collapse of the Pretoria Agreement that ended the 2020-2022 war in the country.