US Embassy Warns of Long-Range Attacks as Ethiopia-Eritrea Tensions Mount
The U.S. embassy in Ethiopia has issued a security alert warning Americans of potential long-range attacks amid escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea, following recent attacks in Addis Ababa. The situation is developing, with the Horn of Africa on the brink of conflict. The warning suggests a credible threat of cross-border strikes, though specific details remain unclear.
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Ethiopia-Eritrea Border Conflict: Ethiopian Advances, Eritrean Withdrawals, International Concern
Ethiopian federal forces and allied militias have expanded control in northern Tigray, entering Aksum and seizing Zelambes, while conflict monitors report Eritrean troop withdrawals near the border. Ethiopia has massed heavy weapons near the Eritrean border and threatened retaliation against Eritrea, which Addis Ababa claims is involved in renewed fighting. International actors, including the US and UK, have expressed alarm and urged de-escalation, with the US Embassy warning of potential long-range attacks.