{"id":571,"date":"2026-10-06T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=571"},"modified":"2026-10-06T16:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T16:00:25","slug":"fighting-escalates-in-ethiopias-tigray-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=571","title":{"rendered":"FIGHTING ESCALATES IN ETHIOPIA&#8217;S TIGRAY REGION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fighting has intensified in Ethiopia&#8217;s Tigray region, raising fears that the renewed conflict could develop into a wider regional crisis.<br>Reports indicate that government forces and fighters linked to the Tigray People&#8217;s Liberation Front have engaged in clashes around Mekelle and other parts of northern Ethiopia. Airstrikes and artillery exchanges have reportedly killed at least 17 people in several locations.<br>The renewed violence comes several years after Ethiopia&#8217;s devastating 2020\u20132022 civil war. The latest conflict has also increased tensions between Ethiopia and neighbouring countries, while international actors have called for restraint and dialogue to prevent further escalation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261006-183133_ChatGPT-822x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261006-183133_ChatGPT-822x1024.jpg 822w, https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261006-183133_ChatGPT-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261006-183133_ChatGPT-768x956.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261006-183133_ChatGPT.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"877\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261006-183142_ChatGPT-877x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261006-183142_ChatGPT-877x1024.jpg 877w, https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261006-183142_ChatGPT-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261006-183142_ChatGPT-767x896.jpg 767w, https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261006-183142_ChatGPT.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fighting has intensified in Ethiopia&#8217;s Tigray region, raising fears that the renewed conflict could develop into a wider regional crisis.Reports indicate that government forces and fighters linked to the Tigray People&#8217;s Liberation Front have engaged in clashes around Mekelle and other parts of northern Ethiopia. Airstrikes and artillery exchanges have reportedly killed at least 17 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=571"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":581,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571\/revisions\/581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}