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· Thursday, August 6, 2026

Hundreds of people are fleeing fighting in northern Ethiopia due to fears of a…

“Hundreds of people are fleeing fighting in northern Ethiopia due to fears of a return to civil war.”

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Multiple reputable news outlets and wire services report that hundreds of people from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have recently fled fighting near the Sudan border, and these reports explicitly link the displacement to renewed clashes that breach the peace deal and raise fears of a return to full-scale civil war.[1][2][4][13][14][12]

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Ethiopia-Tigray: Hundreds flee fighting in northern Ethiopia as fears rise of return to civil war

bbc.com

Tigray refugees flee into Sudan after deadly violence on Ethiopia border

aljazeera.com

Hundreds flee Ethiopia to war-torn Sudan, following new fighting in Tigray

rfi.fr

Khartoum, Aug 2, 2026 (AFP) - Hundreds flee Ethiopia's Tigray into Sudan after border fighting

nampa.org

Hundreds flee fighting in northern Ethiopia amid fears of new civil war

vespernews.com

Conflict in Ethiopia | Global Conflict Tracker

cfr.org

Residents of Ethiopia's Tigray region start to flee amid fears of renewed civil war | Africanews

africanews.com

Checked August 6, 2026 · we'll re-check as this develops

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