ADDIS ABABA (ETHIOPIA) – The leader of Ethiopia’s Tigray region told on Sunday that the airport in Eritrea’s capital Asmara was bombed by his forces on Saturday evening. This was a confirmation of earlier reports from diplomats of a major escalation in a 12-day old conflict in Ethiopia.
Tigray’s President Debretsion Gebremichael also said that his forces have been battling Eritrean forces “on several fronts” for the past few days. Though he did not specify the location, he added that Eritrean forces were deployed along Ethiopia’s border.
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed enforced a military offensive in the restive Tigray northern region on November 4. That said, Eritrea’s government has dismissed involvement in the conflict.
The Tigrayan leader also told that ground fighting is raging “on several fronts” and that the displacement of civilians is increasing.
The United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that the fighting in Ethiopia had prompted more than 14,500 people to flee into Sudan so far,
