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What’s triggered the latest violence in Ethiopia?
Tigrayan forces say they are in a ‘full-blown war’ with the army.
![Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali faces a new armed alliance that includes the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and six other groups [File: Sergei Bulkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP26264469792656-1790168591.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)
![Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters attend an orientation session in western Oromia, Ethiopia, on June 2, 2025 [File Photo/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP26264469937420-1790168524.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![The charred remains of a tank lie on a road near Gereb Agew, southern Tigray, after clashes between the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), on March 3, 2026 [File: Abel Gerezgiher/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AFP__20260923__C93W39E__v1__HighRes__FilesEthiopiaTigrayConflict-1790167123.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![Ethiopia’s 2022 Pretoria Agreement ended the Tigray war but left key political, territorial and security disputes unresolved, allowing the TPLF to regroup and reposition as tensions have resurfaced [Ben Curtis/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ap_69955e3f98750-1771396671.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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