# Tigray students relocated amid conflict say they fled forced conscription

https://mins.news/en/item/87972

- France 24, 2026-10-06 12:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261006-tigray-students-relocated-by-conflict-say-fled-forced-conscription

> As fighting continues in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, about 5,000 students who requested relocation are beginning the academic year far from home. Some say they faced forced conscription there to fight for a cause they did not believe in.

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