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Tigray Tensions Surge: Flights Canceled Amid Renewed Clashes

1/30/2026

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Tensions in the Tigray region remain high despite a peace agreement, with hundreds of thousands displaced and the war killing over 600,000.
Ethiopian Airlines has canceled flights to Tigray amid fears of renewed conflict after clashes between regional and national forces.
Hostilities erupted in Tsemlet, where Amhara forces have not withdrawn as required by 2022 peace agreement.
Mekelle residents report long bank queues as many banks run out of cash.

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Tensions in the Tigray region remain high despite a peace agreement, with hundreds of thousands displaced and the war killing over 600,000.
Ethiopian Airlines has canceled flights to Tigray amid fears of renewed conflict after clashes between regional and national forces.
Hostilities erupted in Tsemlet, where Amhara forces have not withdrawn as required by 2022 peace agreement.
Mekelle residents report long bank queues as many banks run out of cash.