The fragile 2022 Pretoria peace agreement has fractured as Tigrayan authorities declared they are once again in a state of “full-blown war” with the Ethiopian federal government. Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces seized control of regional airports including the primary hub in Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, prompting Ethiopian Airlines to halt flights to Mekelle, Shire, and Axum. Clashes have widened across the northern frontier into the neighboring Amhara and Afar regions, where the Ethiopian military claimed a counter-offensive killed over 270 Tigrayan fighters amid heavy artillery duels.

Full report : Heavy Clashes Erupt in Northern Ethiopia as Tigray Forces and Federal Troops Resume Full-Scale War.