Tigrayan authorities have said that Eritrea has launched a full-scale offensive along the country’s border with northern Ethiopia in what appears to be an escalation of last month’s renewal of fighting.
Tigray spokesman Getachew Reda said that the Eritreans are fighting alongside Ethiopian federal forces, including commando units, as well as the allied militia.
The full-blown entry of Eritrea into the Tigray war looks set to complicate any peace efforts between Tigrayan leaders and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who mended ties with Eritrea as soon as he rose to power in 2018
