Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels join forces with other armed and opposition groups in a new escalation of a war that threatens to tear apart the country
Tigray fighters and their allies say they are pressing south toward the capital, Addis Ababa, after driving government troops from Tigray in June.
The new alliance includes the Tigray People’s Liberation Front , the Oromo Liberation Army, and seven other groups from around the country. He said the new alliance is both political and military. It has had no communication with Ethiopia’s government, he added. She pointed out Abiy’s opening-up of political space after taking office in 2018. His reforms included welcoming some opposition groups home from exile.
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