Tigray students relocated by conflict say fled forced conscription

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Around 5,000 students from Ethiopia’s Tigray region who sought relocation are beginning the academic year away from home amid ongoing conflict. Some students say they fled the risk of forced conscription into fighting.

Due to the ongoing fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, some 5,000 students who asked to be relocated are now starting the academic year far from home. Some say back home they faced forced conscription to fight for a cause they didn't believe in. Tom Canetti has more.