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Tigray Conflict Raises Fears of Regional Proxy War
Deutsche Welle · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Deutsche Welle
AI SUMMARY
Fresh fighting in northern Ethiopia between government forces and a new opposition alliance has sparked regional tensions and accusations of foreign involvement.
- Three militias from a new seven-member alliance led by the TPLF have been fighting the ENDF in northern Ethiopia over the past week.
- ENDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Birhanu Jula accused Eritrea, Sudan, and Egypt of supporting the TPLF.
- Sudan dismissed the allegation as baseless and counter-accused Ethiopia of backing the RSF militia.
- Egypt and Eritrea both issued flat denials regarding accusations of involvement in the conflict.
- Susanne Stollreiter of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation warned that external actors could escalate the conflict into a regional conflagration.
- Sudan has previously hosted TPLF representatives, and Tigrayan fighters known as 'Army 70' have reportedly aided the Sudanese Armed Forces against the RSF.
- Reuters reported in February on a secret training camp for RSF fighters in Benishangul-Gumuz allegedly backed by the UAE, which denied the claim.
- ICG analyst Magnus Taylor noted that Eritrean support for the TPLF to deter perceived Ethiopian aggression remains plausible.
- Magnus Taylor does not believe the situation will escalate into a proxy war between Gulf powers like Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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