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Violence escalates in the conflict between the Ethiopian government and the rebel group TPLF. The UN body is now calling for an end to the fighting. The UN Security Council has called for an end to the violence in the crisis country Ethiopia. The UN body demanded that the conflicting parties "negotiate a permanent ceasefire and create the conditions for the start of an inclusive Ethiopian national dialogue". The 15 members of the Security Council expressed deep concern about the escalating violence and the humanitarian situation in the country. "Hate speech and incitement to violence and division" must be avoided. The conflict between the Ethiopian government and the rebel group TPLF from the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, which had been going on for a year, had intensified significantly in the past few days. The government announced a state of emergency on Tuesday. The military conflict began when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed began ousting the TPLF, which was in...

The TPLF is said to have killed more than 100 young people while taking a city. People from Tigray Province are arrested in the capital, Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian government has accused the rebel group TPLF of a massacre in the northern region of Amhara. TPLF fighters literally executed over a hundred young residents of the strategically important city of Kombolcha, the government in Addis Ababa announced , without giving any further details. The TPLF initially did not respond to requests for comment. It is unclear whether those killed were fighters or civilians. The rebel group from the Tigray conflict region bordering Amhara reported the capture of Kombolcha and the nearby city of Dessie at the weekend. If their information is confirmed, it would be a severe blow to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government. The government said on Sunday that fighting was still going on in both cities. Acts of war for almost a year Kombolcha residents reported heavy night fighting on the city limit...