Conflict
Ethiopia’s Tigray Fighters Under Fire in Major New Offensive
- Senior Tigray official says air strikes used in past two days
- UN has warned of humanitarian, economic crisis in the region
Soldiers of Tigray Defence Force (TDF) in Mekele, Tigray region, Ethiopia.
Photographer: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images
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Ethiopia has launched a major offensive against rebel forces from the Tigray region, carrying out air strikes in its latest bid to gain the upper hand in an almost yearlong civil war.