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Residents of Adigrat tell the BBC they have seen truck loads of soldiers from Eritrea moving south.
Residents and a local official say Eritrean forces have moved into Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, with witnesses in Adigrat reporting truckloads of soldiers heading south. The deployment follows roughly two weeks of internal fighting that risks escalating into a broader regional conflict.
BBC News – World Residents of Adigrat tell the BBC they have seen truck loads of soldiers from Eritrea moving south.
BBC News – World Residents of Adigrat tell the BBC they have seen truck loads of soldiers from Eritrea moving south.
Eritrean forces have moved into the area around a town in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region in recent days, according to a local official and residents who spoke on Wednesday, following roughly two weeks of internal fighting that risks escalating into a broader regional conflict.
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