Ethiopia-Tigray fighting intensifies after seven armed groups ally against Abiy Ahmed

Clashes between Ethiopia’s federal army and Tigray forces have sharpened fears that the 2022 peace deal that ended a two-year war could collapse. The violence escalated days after seven armed groups from across the country formed an alliance to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government, bringing former enemies together; each side blames the other for the flare-up, amid worry about returning to war after nearly four years of recovery.