A file photo of Ethiopian government soldiers on a road near Agula, north of Mekele, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia.At least 108 civilians have been killed since New Year's in a series of airstrikes in the war-torn northern Tigray region of Ethiopia, the United Nations says
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Twitter: "My appeal to the parties: stop the fighting in all its forms. All people who need humanitarian aid must receive it as quickly as possible. It's time to start dialogue and reconciliation." Northern Ethiopia has been beset by conflict since November 2020 when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops into Tigray after accusing the region's ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front , of attacks on federal army camps.
"At least 108 civilians have reportedly been killed and 75 others injured since the year began, as a result of air strikes allegedly carried out by the Ethiopian air force."She detailed a series of airstrikes, including the 7 January attack on the Dedebit camp for internally displaced persons, which left at least 56 dead and 30 others wounded, of which three later died in hospital.
It is the US causing destabilisation in effort to hamper Chinese interest in the region.
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