Fighting In Ethiopia's Tigray Region Continues

France 24: Ethiopia's Abiy replaces army chief as casualties mount in Tigray conflict

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed replaced his army chief on Sunday, as reports of wounded soldiers continued to rise in a five-day-old conflict in the country's northern Tigray region.

Deputy army chief Berhanu Jula will take over the Ethiopian National Defence Force, a statement from Abiy's office said, without giving a reason or specifying the fate of Berhanu's predecessor, General Adem Mohammed.

The announcement came as a medical official told AFP that nearly 100 government soldiers had been treated for gunshot wounds at a hospital in the northern Amhara region, the latest indication that fighting has been intense.

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Ethiopia: reports of heavy casualties in fighting in Tigray -- The Guardian

Ethiopia reshuffles top officials as Tigray conflict grows -- AP

Ethiopia moves to replace Tigray government as conflict spirals -- DW

Ethiopia's army chief sacked as Tigray fighting continues -- BBC

Ethiopian PM replaces top officials as conflict in Tigray region escalates -- Reuters

Ethiopian prime minister replaces foreign minister, heads of intelligence and army -- Reuters

Ethiopia aims to remove leadership of defiant Tigray region -- CNBC/AP

Ethiopia Prime Minister says Tigray military ops 'limited' as Sudan closes border -- CNN

Clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Put Horn of Africa on Edge -- Bloomberg

Eritrea, Tigray and Ethiopia’s brewing civil war -- Al Jazeera

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: A powder keg waiting to explode -- DW