The move came days after the U.N. aid chief accused Ethiopia of mounting an aid blockade that is pushing the region into famine.
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Ethiopian Rebels Looted American Aid Stores, U.S. Official Says
The top American aid official in Ethiopia accused forces from Tigray of taking food supplies as Ethiopia’s ruinous civil war spills into new areas and a famine threatens.
‘My Blood Is Boiling’: War Fever Surges in Ethiopia as Its Civil War Spreads
A government drive to enlist civilians in the war effort threatens to widen the conflict, forcing ethnic groups to take sides and potentially spilling into the broader region.
How Local Guerrilla Fighters Routed Ethiopia’s Powerful Army
A scrappy force of local Tigrayan recruits scored a cascade of battlefield victories against the Ethiopian military, one of Africa’s strongest. Times journalists witnessed the decisive week in an eight-month civil war.
How Local Guerrilla Fighters Routed Ethiopia’s Powerful Army
A scrappy force of local Tigrayan recruits scored a cascade of battlefield victories against the Ethiopian military, one of Africa’s strongest. Times journalists witnessed the decisive week in an eight-month civil war.
‘I Didn’t Expect to Make It Back Alive’: An Interview With Tigray’s Leader
The leader of the restive Ethiopian region presented the rebels’ side of a conflict that plunged the country into chaos after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed began a military operation there in November.
Captured Ethiopian Soldiers Marched Through Tigray to Prison
The scale of the loss suffered by one of Africa’s most powerful armies was on vivid display on Friday as thousands of government troops were paraded through Mekelle, the regional capital of Tigray.
Ethiopia Leader, Stung by World Condemnation, Denies Troops Were Defeated
A day after his troops withdrew from the Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed defended the military campaign but said it was no longer bearable.
Jubilant Tigray Capital Greets Insurgents After Ethiopian Retreat
The capture of the capital, Mekelle, by Tigrayan forces was a major blow to Ethiopia’s leader, eight months into a war that has resulted in widespread famine and one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Tigray Leaders Vow to Take the Fight Into Eritrea From Ethiopia
Feeling victorious, the rebels say they will not be safe until they track down the forces that invaded them. But Tigray faces a host of crises immediately, including famine.