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Ethiopian Forces Retake Strategic Town of Alamata Amid Escalating Conflict
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AI SUMMARY
Pro-government forces in Ethiopia have retaken the strategic town of Alamata in southern Tigray following intense clashes that have raised fears of a renewed civil war.
- Pro-government forces said they took control of the town of Alamata in southern Tigray on Monday after days of multi-front clashes.
- The fall of Alamata was announced by the Tigray Peace Force, a federal-aligned splinter group, and confirmed by conflict monitor ACLED.
- The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) launched multi-front offensives against the government last Wednesday, attacking Amhara and Afar.
- The TPLF took the town of Erebti in Afar on Sunday and pushed east toward supply routes from Djibouti.
- Heavy fighting is ongoing in the Amhara region, including clashes near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lalibela involving the TPLF and local Fano militia.
- The recent escalation has raised fears of a return to the 2020-2022 civil war, which resulted in an estimated 600,000 deaths.
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