# Hundreds flee fighting in northern Ethiopia as fears rise of return to civil war

https://mins.news/en/item/12389

- BBC News, 2026-08-03 11:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrv6r3xgyeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Hundreds of people are fleeing fighting in northern Ethiopia as anxiety grows over a possible return to civil war. Concerns about a full-scale conflict have intensified because a peace agreement has not been fully implemented. The renewed violence is raising fears that the fragile settlement could unravel again. The situation remains tense as people leave areas affected by the fighting.

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