# Heavy fighting in northern Ethiopia as pro-government forces claim Alamata capture

https://mins.news/en/video/78952

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-29 15:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kldYUUaMCRY

> Ethiopia’s army says it controls Alamata in the northern Tigray region after fighting intensified with an alliance of armed groups. Fears are growing that the violence could return to full-scale civil war, following a previous two-year conflict estimated to have killed 600,000 people.

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