Ethiopia: Fear Tigray conflict could trigger all-out war
21 July 2021 |
6:38 am
More regional militias have pledged to march into Tigray. Some fear that this could send Ethiopia into a spiral of ethnic violence. Others see the move as a sign of Ethiopian unity.
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