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Story summary
- The Tigray People’s Liberation Front launched a new offensive, seizing Mekelle, Axum and Gambella airports.
- TPLF forces captured the Afar town of Erebti and moved toward Afdeera, 100 km east.
- At least 150,000 people have been displaced in Afar due to the renewed fighting.
- Ethiopian army chief Field Marshal Birhanu Jula accused Egypt, Eritrea and Sudan of backing the rebels.