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Witnesses reported seeing Eritrean soldiers driving through Adigrat, an Ethiopian town near the border with Eritrea, according to Reuters. At least two witnesses confirmed seeing dozens of soldiers in off-white camouflage uniforms traveling in trucks on Wednesday. This report comes as Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed diplomatic ties, raising tensions amid ongoing conflict between Ethiopian forces and a seven-group armed alliance, including the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
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Eritrean soldiers, identifiable by their off-white camouflage uniforms, have been spotted driving through Adigrat, a town in northern Ethiopia near the border with Eritrea. At least two witnesses confirmed seeing "dozens" of these soldiers on Wednesday. The Tigray Peace Force commander, Gebreigziabher Beyene, reported that the Eritrean army had entered Tigray equipped with heavy weaponry and being supported by drones, suggesting a deliberate military presence. This incident follows Ethiopia's severing ties with Eritrea, heightening regional tensions. Reuters could not independently verify all accounts but noted concerns over escalating conflict. The Information Minister of Eritrea, Yemane Meskel, neither confirmed nor denied the troop movements, instead accusing Ethiopia of fabricating a narrative of self-defense to justify its aggression.
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Eritrean soldiers have been seen driving through a northern town inside Ethiopia, witnesses tell the Reuters news agency, days after the neighbouring countries severed ties.
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countries → see → ties
At least two witnesses told Reuters they saw “dozens” of Eritrean soldiers drive through Adigrat in two trucks on Wednesday.
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dozens → tell → Wednesday
The town is located 25km (15 miles) south of the border with Eritrea.
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town → locate → Eritrea
The witnesses said they could identify the soldiers as Eritrean by their off-white camouflage uniforms.
uncertain
they → say → uniforms
Another Adigrat resident who was not in town at the time said family members had told him they had also seen Eritrean troops, according to Reuters, which could not independently verify their accounts.
uncertain
which → say → accounts
“The Eritrean army has entered Tigray in uniform, equipped with heavy weaponry,” said Gebreigziabher Beyene, commander of the Tigray Peace Force, a pro-government militia that has fought alongside the federal army.
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that → enter → army
“This force is being struck by drones,” he said, adding Eritrea was “deliberately deploying its forces so that the fighting takes place inside Tigray rather than spilling into Eritrea”.
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fighting → strike → Eritrea
Last week, the chief administrator in Ethiopia’s northeastern Afar region said Eritrean troops were fighting in the area, but Reuters was unable to confirm the claim.
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Reuters → say → claim
In a statement on X, Eritrea’s Information Minister Yemane Meskel did not deny that troops had crossed the border, but said Ethiopia’s government was creating “a fallacious narrative of ‘self-defense’ to rationalise and camouflage its war of aggression”.
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government → deny → aggression
If confirmed, it would mark the first time Eritrean forces have been seen inside Ethiopia since the renewal of fighting between Ethiopian forces and a seven-group armed alliance, including the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), on September 23.
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forces → confirm → September
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea, as well as Egypt and Sudan of backing the armed alliance which is fighting to remove the government.
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which → accuse → government
All three countries have denied involvement.
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countries → deny → involvement
Eritrea announced it was severing ties with Ethiopia on Thursday after Addis Ababa announced it would close its embassy in Asmara and expel 10 Eritrean diplomats.
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it → announce → diplomats
In a statement, Eritrea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Ethiopia’s actions had left it with “no option but to reciprocate in kind and sever all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia”.
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actions → say → Ethiopia
On Monday, Ethiopian forces captured Tigray’s regional capital Mekelle, days after the TPLF confirmed that it had withdrawn from the city and moved its regional administration “temporarily” to another location.
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it → capture → location
It happened as Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for another five-year term, during which he insisted that his landlocked country must have access to the Red Sea.
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country → happen → Sea
On the same day, Eritrea joined Somalia, Sudan and Egypt in issuing a joint declaration calling for a political and peaceful solution to the war in Ethiopia.
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Eritrea → join → Ethiopia
The declaration appeared to push back against several policies pursued by Ethiopia in recent years, highlighting widening rifts between Addis Ababa and its neighbours.
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declaration → appear → Ababa
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