Ethiopian Leader Abiy Expects Swift End to Tigray Conflict
- Fighting in northern region continues for sixth straight day
- Hostilities stoke fear of war that could destabilize region
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Ethiopia’s prime minister said he expects conflict in the north of the country to end quickly, dismissing concerns that the fighting may escalate into a full-blown civil war.
Federal soldiers continued to clash Monday with fighters loyal to the Tigray region’s ruling party, six days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered forces to respond to an alleged attack on a federal army camp. The conflict has stoked fears of a broader war at a time when the government is struggling to end ethnic violence shaking Africa’s second-most populous country.