Ethiopia’s Tigray fighters under fire in major new offensive

Bloomberg

Ethiopia has launched a major offensive against rebel forces from the Tigray region, carrying out air strikes in its latest bid to gain the upper hand in an almost yearlong civil war.
The move from the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed comes days after he was inaugurated for a new five-year term as leader of Africa’s second-most populous country, and amid threats that the US may impose sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for the violence.
Getachew Reda, a senior member of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, said air strikes and artillery bombardment had struck parts of the northern Amhara region and another area that straddles the border with Tigray in the past two days. The number of casualties, if any, was unclear.
In June, Liberation Front forces recaptured their capital Mekelle from Ethiopian troops and allied fighters from
Eritrea.