00:00Tensions are escalating in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, raising fears of a return to the devastating war that ended in
00:082022.
00:09Residents told the press that Tigrayan forces had ceased control of the airport in the regional capital, Makale, from federal
00:17police.
00:18Ethiopian Airlines has suspended flights to Makale, Shai and Axum, citing the current situation.
00:25The developments follow a series of reported drone strikes in Tigray.
00:31Regional authorities say at least 14 people were killed and 22 injured in a strike on the town of Alamata
00:38on Tuesday,
00:39with the mayor accusing federal forces of targeting schools.
00:43The Ethiopian federal government has not publicly commented on this.
00:47The Tigray People's Liberation Front has also announced an alliance with six armed groups saying they aim to remove the
00:54government in Addis Ababa.
00:56The two-year Tigray war ended in November 2022 under an African Union-mediated peace agreement, but key provisions remain
01:05unresolved.
01:05The conflict was among the world's deadliest in recent years, with an African Union mediator estimating around 600,000 deaths.
