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Tigray Displaced Families Fear Renewed Conflict as Hopes Fade
Al Jazeera · 12 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Al Jazeera
AI SUMMARY
Displaced families in Tigray's Abi Adi are living in school classrooms, fearing permanent displacement and renewed conflict four years after the Pretoria agreement.
- Families displaced from Western Tigray have spent years living in former high school classrooms in Abi Adi, sharing rooms originally designed for students.
- Renewed fighting has undermined displaced families' hopes of returning home, four years after the Pretoria agreement ended the 2020-2022 war.
- The 2022 Pretoria agreement left major territorial disputes unresolved, particularly over Western Tigray where Amhara forces took control.
- Fighting escalated on September 22, 2026, with TPLF forces launching an offensive and seizing Mekelle's airport.
- Federal forces and allied fighters counterattacked and retook Mekelle on October 4, 2026, as Tigrayan fighters withdrew.
- Human Rights Watch and other organisations warned the UN Human Rights Council that renewed hostilities threaten to undo the Pretoria agreement.
- Displaced families at the Abi Adi site face shortages of food, clean water, and essential medicines.
- Ayder Referral Hospital in Mekelle and other health facilities are struggling with severe shortages of essential medicines and medical supplies.
- Ethiopia's National Rehabilitation Commission stated that about 5,500 former Tigrayan fighters are receiving rehabilitation training at a centre in Mekelle.
- UN human rights chief Volker Turk condemned reports of forced recruitment by the TPLF and government forces.
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