Tigray refugees flee into Sudan after deadly violence on Ethiopia border

Hundreds of Tigray refugees, including wounded combatants, have crossed into Sudan following recent fighting between the Ethiopian federal army and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels in Shererina, northern Ethiopia. The clashes, which erupted over the weekend and involved heavy artillery and drone usage, have shattered a three-year-old peace agreement, sparking concerns about a potential return to widespread civil war.

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There is a de-escalation.

TPLF members reported a de-escalation by Sunday afternoon, but accused the Ethiopian army of initiating the offensive. The rebels described the engagement as a "large-scale infantry offensive." For months, federal troops and Tigrayan forces have been positioned along the northern Tigray border, with each side blaming the other for intending to provoke a new conflict.

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intensified its destructive actions and taken them to a higher level

The renewed violence raises fears of a devastating war, less than four years after a previous conflict between the two sides, supported by local militias and the Eritrean army, resulted in an estimated 600,000 deaths, according to the African Union. The security tensions at the Sudan-Ethiopia border have been accompanied by explosions in several large refugee camps, though casualty figures remain unavailable. The UNHCR has voiced concerns over the escalating border tensions.

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large-scale infantry offensive