Ethiopia army launches major attack on Tigray: Rebels

Government and allied forces launch coordinated offensive ‘on all fronts’, Tigray People’s Liberation Front says.

Ethiopia’s national army launched a ground offensive against forces from the northern region of Tigray on Monday, the war-torn region’s governing Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said.

TPLF spokesperson Getachew Reda said the army – alongside allied forces from the northern Amhara region – began the attack to push Tigrayan forces out of Amhara in the morning.

The Tigray external affairs office said in a statement air strikes, drone raids, and heavy artillery bombardments was also under way.