Fighting in Ethiopia intensifies: What’s the latest?

Government forces and their allies in Ethiopia say they had taken control of a strategic town in the conflict-hit northern region of Tigray after days of fighting with rebel forces across multiple fronts.The Tigray Peace Force, an armed group composed of Tigrayan fighters aligned with the federal government, said in a statement on Facebook that they had captured the town of Alamata with the national army.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Is Ethiopia on the verge of another civil war as fighting erupts in Tigray?list 2 of 3Ethiopia’s Fano fighters claim capture of army vehicles and weaponslist 3 of 3EU unlocks humanitarian aid for crises worldwideend of listFighting has intensified across northern Ethiopia in the past week amid renewed hostilities between the federal government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and its allies, shattering the fragile Pretoria Agreement, a peace deal signed in November 2022.In the previous fighting from 2020 to 2022, hundreds of thousands of people were killed and millions displaced.Here is what you need to know about the latest developments:What is the latest with the fighting?On Monday, the Tigr...