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ALJazeera: ‘Overwhelming’ reports of killings of Eritreans in Tigray: UN

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  • UNHCR said “overwhelming” number of reports about Eritrean refugees in Tigray being killed, abducted or forcibly returned to Eritrea.
  • “It is vital that Eritrean refugees be able to move to safe locations, and receive protection and assistance wherever possible, including outside of Tigray, given the traumatic events they report to have witnessed or survived,” UNHCR head Filippo Grandi.
  • Eritreans often leave to escape mandatory, indefinite military service and repression or search for better opportunities out of what has long been one of the world’s most isolated countries.
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Exclusive: U.S. Says Reports of Eritrean Troops in Ethiopia’s Tigray Are ‘Credible’

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We are aware of credible reports of Eritrean military involvement in Tigray and view this as a grave development. We urge that any such troops be withdrawn immediately,” the spokesperson said.

U.S.News: U.S. Says Reports of Eritrean Troops in Ethiopia’s Tigray Are ‘Credible’ | World News | US News

The United States believes reports of Eritrean military involvement in the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are “credible,” a State Department spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday, despite denials by both nations.

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The Hill: US believes reports of Eritrean forces in Ethiopia Tigray region are ‘credible’: report

U.S. officials believe reports of Eritrean military forces in the Tigray region of Ethiopia to be “credible,” a State Department spokesperson told Reuters.

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Reuters: U.S. says reports of Eritrean troops in Ethiopia’s Tigray are ‘credible’

The United States believes reports of Eritrean military involvement in the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are “credible,” a State Department spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday, despite denials by both nations.

“We are aware of credible reports of Eritrean military involvement in Tigray and view this as a grave development. We urge that any such troops be withdrawn immediately,” the spokesperson said.

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CNN: Forces from Ethiopia’s Tigray region say Eritrean troops are part of the conflict and the war is far from over

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  • “90% of the forces operating in Tigray are from Eritrea.”
  • The conflict, which began in early November, threatens to undo years of progress in Africa’s second most populous country and the restive Horn of Africa region. More than 47,000 Ethiopian refugees have now crossed into Sudan, said Babar Baloch, the global spokesman for UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency.
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