Ethiopia's military says it killed hundreds of TPLF rebels
The TPLF fought against against the Ethiopian military from 2020 to 2022 in a conflict that saw hundreds of thousands of civilians killed. A resumption of fighting has sparked fears of another brutal war.
Ethiopia's military announced it had engaged in a counter-offensive against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), resulting in the deaths of 272 TPLF rebels and 260 wounded. The intensified conflict threatens to unravel the 2022 peace agreement. TPLF vice president Amanuel Assefa confirmed the heavy toll on the rebel side, while US Ambassador Ervin J. Massinga expressed disappointment with the TPLF's decision to escalate the offensive.
The African Union, UN, and other observers have called for restraint and de-escalation. The TPLF, once Ethiopia's dominant political force, lost its position to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party in 2018. Tensions resurfaced in 2020 when the TPLF launched a rebellion, leading to a two-year war that claimed around 500,000 lives.
On Wednesday, Ethiopian President Taye Atske Selassie Amde denounced the destruction and interference in the country's internal affairs. Fighting was also reported in Amhara region, with flights to Lalibela, a UNESCO-listed city, suspended. The TPLF has now allied with Amhara's Fano militia, both vying for control over the land absorbed from Tigray after the last war.
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