Seven armed groups have joined forces against Abiy Ahmed’s government, bringing former enemies into the same alliance.
Is Ethiopia on the verge of another civil war as fighting erupts in Tigray?
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- Fighting widens across Ethiopia as Tigray clashes escalate
- Fighting erupts between Tigray’s rebel alliance and Ethiopia’s military
- Internet restricted after fighting breaks out in Ethiopia's Tigray region
- How fresh fighting in Tigray could spark wider conflict in Ethiopia
- Ethiopia accuses Sudan, Egypt of backing Tigray rebels as fighting rages
- Fighting in Ethiopia intensifies: What’s the latest?
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