U.S Condemns Tigray Forces' Attacks on Eritrea

Tibor Nagy, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, speaks during a news conference on the case of Sudan, in the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 14, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

U.S Condemns Tigray Forces' Attacks on Eritrea

By Reuters

The U.S. State Department's top diplomat for Africa on Sunday denounced attacks by Ethiopia's rebellious Tigray region on neighbouring Eritrea. 

 "The United States strongly condemns the TPLF’s unjustifiable attacks against Eritrea on November 14 and its efforts to internationalize the conflict in Tigray," Tibor Nagy tweeted. 

"We continue to urge immediate action to protect civilians, deescalate tensions, and restore peace," said Nagy, who is the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. 

On Sunday, the leader of the Tigray region confirmed that his forces had fired rockets at the airport in Eritrea's capital, a major escalation in a confict between Tigrayan forces and Ethiopian government troops that raises fears of a wider war in the Horn of Africa region. 

(Reporting by David Lewis; Writing by Maggie Fick; Editing by Frances Kerry)

The United States strongly condemns the TPLF’s unjustifiable attacks against Eritrea on November 14 and its efforts to internationalize the conflict in Tigray. We continue to urge immediate action to protect civilians, deescalate tensions, and restore peace.

— Tibor Nagy (@AsstSecStateAF) November 15, 2020

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