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Ethiopian Forces Reported Near Eritrean Border Town
Deutsche Welle · 2 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Deutsche Welle
AI SUMMARY
Witnesses report that Ethiopian federal forces have reached the vicinity of Zalambessa near the Eritrean border, though officials deny troops have crossed into Eritrean territory.
- Witnesses state that Ethiopian federal government forces and their allies have reached the vicinity of Zalambessa near the Eritrean border.
- The Eritrean military remains present within Zalambessa, while the Ethiopian National Defense Force has entered the surrounding rural kebeles.
- Anonymous sources confirmed to Agence France-Presse that Ethiopian troops have not crossed the border into Eritrean territory.
- Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel dismissed social media reports claiming the Ethiopian army attacked inside Eritrea as false rumors.
- Tigray forces spokesperson Solomon Hailemariam claimed that the Eritrean army suffered heavy losses and retreated, a statement dismissed by Yemane Gebremeskel.
- Tigray forces' spokesperson indicated that TPLF fighters and cadres who fled Tigray have accumulated along the Ethiopia-Eritrea border.
- Claims regarding the border situation have not been independently verified, and Ethiopian military and civilian officials have not commented.
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