Thread by @RealHauleGluck

🇪🇹The Addis Ababa regime has started bombing #Tigray forces on Southern fronts. I truly don’t see any progress towards any peaceful resolution; in fact, it looks like we are back to zero. More civilian deaths, more crimes against humanity and more #TigrayIsSuffering

Fighting between forces from Ethiopia's rebellious northern region of Tigray and central government forces has erupted around the town of Kobo, residents and the spokesman for the Tigrayan forces said on Wednesday, ending a months-long ceasefire.

3 residents confirmed they had heard heavy weapons since early morning and confirmed that in the past two days there had been major movement of troops ranging from local Fano militia, to Ethiopian army soldiers and special forces from the neighbouring Amhara region to the area.

The fighting is a major blow to attempts to start peace talks between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the party that controls Tigray.

It marks the end of a ceasefire observed since March, when both sides fought to a bloody stalemate and the government declared a humanitarian truce.

War erupted in Tigray in November 2020 and spilled into the neighbouring regions of Afar and Amhara a year ago.

The fighting in Africa's second most populous nation has displaced millions of people, pushed parts of Tigray into famine and killed thousands of civilians.

Ethiopian government spokesman Legesse Tulu, military spokesman Colonel Getnet Adane and the prime minister's spokeswoman Billene Seyoum did not respond to requests for comment.

Tigrai Television, a media outlet controlled by the Tigray state, reported on Wednesday "the Ethiopian forces along with Amhara special forces and Amhara militias started a large-scale attack around 5:00 a.m."

In June, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government formed a committee to negotiate with the TPLF and earlier this month the government said it wanted talks "with no preconditions", while Tigray's government has called for the restoration of services to civilians first.

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