Rebel forces in the Tigray region say fighting has broken out again with neighbouring Eritrea.
The Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)’s spokesman Getachew Reda said on Twitter on May 31 that the Eritrean forces shelled the Tigray town of Sheraro on the 28th and 29th of May.He accused Eritrea of attempting to escalate tensions. Eritrea has not yet responded to the reports.Ethiopian government spokesperson Legesse Tulu told the BBC he had no information about the alleged fighting but said it could only be a provocation on the part of TPLF which would use to lay the blame on the Eritrean government.In addition to the clashes that took place in the past two days, Getachew said that the Eritrean 57th and 21st divisions had attacked the Tigray region and that the Tigrayan forces had thwarted the attack in the Adi Awalla area. “A brigade commander, three battalion commanders and more than 300 soldiers were killed and wounded. Many weapons and materiel was also captured,” he added.
In response, the government spokesperson Legesse Tulu, told the BBC that “we do not believe Eritrea could launch the attack at this time.”
The TPLF forces are preparing for war and might be planning a provocation in the area as a pretext for the war, he added.
Rebel forces in the Tigray region say fighting has broken out again with neighbouring Eritrea.
The Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)’s spokesman Getachew Reda said on Twitter on May 31 that the Eritrean forces shelled the Tigray town of Sheraro on the 28th and 29th of May.He accused Eritrea of attempting to escalate tensions. Eritrea has not yet responded to the reports.Ethiopian government spokesperson Legesse Tulu told the BBC he had no information about the alleged fighting but said it could only be a provocation on the part of TPLF which would use to lay the blame on the Eritrean government.In addition to the clashes that took place in the past two days, Getachew said that the Eritrean 57th and 21st divisions had attacked the Tigray region and that the Tigrayan forces had thwarted the attack in the Adi Awalla area. “A brigade commander, three battalion commanders and more than 300 soldiers were killed and wounded. Many weapons and materiel was also captured,” he added.
In response, the government spokesperson Legesse Tulu, told the BBC that “we do not believe Eritrea could launch the attack at this time.”
The TPLF forces are preparing for war and might be planning a provocation in the area as a pretext for the war, he added.
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