# Ethiopia: Renewed Tigray fighting raises fears of return to civil war

https://mins.news/en/item/73809

- France 24, 2026-09-25 11:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/ethiopia-renewed-tigray-fighting-raises-fears-of-return-to-civil-war

> Fighting is intensifying in northern Ethiopia, prompting fears that the country could slide back into civil war. The army says it killed 272 TPLF fighters in Amhara, while the rebels call the conflict a “full-blown war”. The escalation follows the TPLF’s entry into a new alliance with six other armed groups.

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