Ethiopian Regional Chief Seeks Broader Force to Fight Rebels

Fighting has spread to border with Amhara and Afar regions
Nine-month conflict has displaced more than two million people

Members of the Amhara militia in Ethiopia, in July.
Photographer: Eduardo Soteras/AFP/Getty Images

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By Fasika Tadesse

July 25, 2021 at 11:56 AM UTC

Updated on

July 26, 2021 at 7:35 AM UTC

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Ethiopia’s northern Amhara province urged its adults to enlist in the military and fight rebels advancing from the neighboring Tigray region, potentially intensifying the nine-month conflict.