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  "id": 9399652,
  "title": "New fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region raises fears of a return to the country's civil war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/new-fighting-in-ethiopias-tigray-region-raises-fears-of-a-return-to-9399652",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T17:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW News",
    "slug": "dw-news",
    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/new-fighting-in-ethiopia-s-tigray-region-raises-fears-of-a-return-to-the-country-s-civil-war/a-79400869?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Fighting in and around Tigray is testing Ethiopia's fragile 2022 peace deal. With old enemies forming new alliances, experts warn that the conflict could enter a dangerous new phase.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray amid concerns over renewed fighting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ethiopian-airlines-cancels-flights-to-tigray-amid-concerns-over",
        "published": "2026-09-23T08:33:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to three northern Tigray airports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ethiopian-airlines-suspends-flights-to-three-northern-tigray-airports",
        "published": "2026-09-23T09:58:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to Tigray region after takeover of Mekelle airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ethiopian-airlines-suspends-flights-to-tigray-region-after-takeover",
        "published": "2026-09-23T10:30:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Tigray rebels seize airport and clash with federal forces as fighting in Ethiopia reignites",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/tigray-rebels-seize-airport-and-clash-with-federal-forces-as-fighting",
        "published": "2026-09-23T11:03:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels seize airport, clash with govt forces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ethiopias-tigray-rebels-seize-airport-clash-with-govt-forces",
        "published": "2026-09-23T11:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Tigray forces seize main airport in northern Ethiopia from police, residents tell the BBC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/tigray-forces-seize-main-airport-in-northern-ethiopia-from-police",
        "published": "2026-09-23T11:42:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Ethiopia: Fighting resumes in Tigray",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ethiopia-fighting-resumes-in-tigray",
        "published": "2026-09-23T12:06:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}