# Ethiopia accuses Eritrea and Sudan of backing Tigray rebels as clashes intensify

https://mins.news/en/item/76373

- France 24, 2026-09-27 23:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260927-ethiopia-accuses-eritrea-sudan-backing-tigray-rebels

> Ethiopia’s army chief accused Eritrea and Sudan of supporting armed groups fighting federal troops as clashes with Tigrayan rebels intensified. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front called its campaign a “defensive war” and said it had seized airports, while a humanitarian source reported rebels captured the Afar town of Erebti on Sunday.

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