Clashes Between Government Troops and Tigrayan Forces Erupt in Ethiopia

Clashes between Ethiopian federal government troops and Tigrayan forces have erupted in the country’s northern Tigray, a region still devastated and impoverished from a full-blown war and more recent huge cuts in international aid. 
  
The fighting has triggered the suspension of flights, security, and diplomatic sources told the AFP news agency on Thursday. 
 
Hostilities broke out in recent days in Tsemlet, western Tigray, an area claimed by forces from the neighboring Amhara region, the sources told AFP. “The situation appears to be deteriorating,” the security source said on condition of anonymity. 
  
Across Tigray province, humanitarian organizations, including the World Food Programme, say that up to 80 percent of the population needs emergency support. But the USAID cuts mean there is less humanitarian funding available overall, and what remains is often directed towards hotspots and global conflict zones that are considered worse emergencies. 
 
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