Rebel forces in Ethiopia's Tigray state condemn army drone strikes:
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TPLF Accuses Ethiopian Government of Drone Strike in Southern TigrayThe TPLF reports casualties after a Monday strike in Merewa; the federal army has not responded, and an alleged school hit remains unverified.
- A peace agreement signed in November 2022 ended Tigray’s two-year war, but the return of displaced people and TPLF disarmament were never implemented.
- According to the TPLF, fighting occurred on August 1 between federal forces and TPLF troops in northwestern Tigray near the Sudanese border, while the federal government did not comment.
- The TPLF accused the Ethiopian government of carrying out a drone strike on Tigrayan troops in Merewa, southern Tigray, on Monday, allegedly causing casualties.
- A TPLF official also alleged that a school was hit; AFP could not independently verify this, and a federal army spokesperson had not yet responded.
There was a drone strike carried out by the Ethiopian government yesterday [Monday] in Merewa.— Amanuel Assefa, a TPLF official, told AFP.
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