Ethiopia's Tigray Peace Breaks as Fighting Resumes

Fighting erupted on September 23 in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray, breaking the peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) signed nearly four years ago. Al Jazeera

The renewed clashes started in Erbeti, in the Afar region, between the TPLF and the federal government-backed Tigray Peace Force (TPF). Erbeti lies about 900km (560 miles) northeast of Addis Ababa. The 2022 deal unravelled over disarmament and territorial claims.

That earlier war carries a heavy toll. More than half a million people were killed and about 2 million others were displaced by the time the sides signed the deal to end the fighting in 2022.

Since the September outbreak, pro-government forces have made a series of advances. Ethiopia's federal military said it recaptured the main airport in the capital of the northern Tigray region, as reported on October 3. Pro-government forces regained control of the regional capital itself, as reported on October 4. Reuters

Overnight into October 5, airstrikes and artillery fire hit Tigray amid clashes involving federal forces, according to aid sources. Reuters

On October 13, Ethiopian government troops advanced to a town on the border with Eritrea previously controlled by Tigrayan fighters. Reuters

An Al Jazeera correspondent has shared a first-hand account of covering the fighting between government forces and Tigrayan fighters. Reporting from Tigray has long been difficult. Foreign media were barred from the region for much of the previous war, with communications links severed. Associated Press

The Committee to Protect Journalists has urged Ethiopian authorities to free journalists and media workers detained in the Tigray region. Associated Press